My Life in Poetry: Volume 1

Soaring to heights of passion and plummeting to the depths of despairing loss, My Life in Poetry

Dr. Smith’s training in literature, career in medicine, and powerful attunement to what lies beyond the physical realm imbues her poetry with stunning emotional, psychological, and intellectual power.

Exploring universal themes of love, loss, beauty, pain, and life after death, each poem offers readers an opportunity to stop and sincerely consider their own experiences and feelings—an opportunity to look into the psychic mirror and be inspired by what they see.

Influenced by her love of Elizabethan, Victorian, and classical poetry, Dr. Smith’s poems deftly weave together rhythm, meter, and rhyme into a moving portrait of life’s most tender and trying moments.

Whether you’re a poetry aficionado or a complete novice, you’ll be challenged and moved by this gorgeous, lyrical collection of verses.

Practicing physician Prudence Ann Smith, MD, FACR, earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College before completing an advanced fellowship in diagnostic radiology from the University of Wisconsin. She holds a bachelor of science degree in education from Northwestern University and did postgraduate training in English literature at the University of Illinois.

Writing poetry and composing music are two of Dr. Smith's lifelong avocations.