Our Cancers: Poems by Dan O'Brien (English) Paperback Book

Description: Our Cancers by Dan O'Brien Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Poet and playwright Dan OBrien chronicles the year and a half during which both he and his wife were treated for cancer. Publisher Description Poet and playwright Dan OBrien chronicles the year and a half during which both he and his wife were treated for cancer. On the fourteenth anniversary of 9/11—an event that caused their downtown apartment to become "suffused with the World Trade Centers carcinogenic dust"—Dan OBriens wife discovers a lump in her breast. Surgery and chemotherapy soon follow, and on the day of his wifes final infusion, OBrien learns of his own diagnosis. He has colon cancer and will need to undergo his own intensive treatment over the next nine months.Our Cancers is a compelling account of illness and commitment, of parenthood and partnership. This spare and powerful sequence creates an intimate mythology that seeks meaning in illness while also celebrating of the resilience of sufferers, caregivers, and survivors. As OBrien explains in an introduction, "The consecutiveness of our personal disasters, with a daughter not yet two years old at the start of it, was shattering and nearly silencing. At hospital bedsides, in hospital beds myself, and at home through the cyclical assaults of our therapies, these poems came to me in fragments, as if my unconscious were attempting to reassemble our lives, our identities and memories . . . as if I were in some sense learning how to speak again." Author Biography Dan OBrien is a poet and playwright. His previous poetry collections include War Reporter, New Life, and Scarsdale. OBrien is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in Drama and two PEN America Awards for playwriting. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. Details ISBN 1946724424 ISBN-13 9781946724427 Title Our Cancers Author Dan OBrien Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 102 Publisher Acre Books GE_Item_ID:133121833; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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