The Healing Muse: A Journal of Literary and Visual Arts. Fall, 2016

Deirdre Neilen, PhD (Editor-in-Chief)

ISBN 10: 0978960505 / ISBN 13: 9780978960506

Published by SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, 2016

About this Item

Near Fine - very See scans and description. Syracuse, NY: SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2016. 'The Healing Muse: A Journal of Literary and Visual Arts.' Fall, 2016. Edited by Deirdre Neilen, PhD. ISBN# 9780978960506. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 167 pp. (xii + 155). Near Fine, without flaw of any kind; would be As New, impeccable but for four lines of one poem which have been highlighted by the original owner. Replete with engaging, in-spirit illustrations in both color and black and white. 123 works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visuals by a wide variety of artists and scholars. Quiet scarce, especially in this condition. Ships in a sturdy box, of course - not a bag. L16. Seller Inventory # 63642

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Healing Muse: A Journal of Literary and ...

Publisher: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Nancy Schreher

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

The Healing Muse is a collection of short stories, narrative, poetry, and visual art on the themes of illness, medicine and the body. The Muse creates a unique starting point for discussion by contextualizing these themes in narrative. This approach can help people who are experiencing illness, as well as their friends, family, and health care providers, to understand the personal, social, professional, and institutional complexities of healing.

Review:

Although the writing in The Healing Muse is fine, deft, and precise, the effect is raw and immediate. The art and literary selections permeate us with their passion, luminosity, and transcendence. --Audrey Shafer, MD, Stanford University

The Healing Muse offers much to remedy what's wrong with modern health care. The journal's poetry, imagery and stories allow readers to reflect on illness and healing in ways that provoke and delight. --Allan Peterkin, MD, Unviersity of Toronto

The Healing Muse, one of the first literary journals to recognize the connections between creative self-expression and healing, remains one of the foremost in the burgeoning field of the medical humanities. Poets and doctors, nurses and artists, humanists all, will find their voices celebrated in its pages. It has grown to become an instrument of healing for our entire troubled culture. --Rafael Campo, MD, Harvard University