Afterglow - Schnall, Adrian
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These poems of vignette and reminiscence take the reader on a rollercoaster of emotions - from the sorrow of watching aging parents decline and die to the delight of a Facetime call with a grandchild; from wonder at the beauty of nature to dismay and frustration at seeing it despoiled; from the pleasure of witnessing a small act of kindness to disbelief at the inhumanities we see all around us; from a doctor's self-recrimination when a patient has a bad outcome to the joy he feels in knowing he's made a life better. Each of these poems sings with a particular cadence and resonates - be it with regret or resignation, forgiveness or hope.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
These poems of vignette and reminiscence take the reader on a rollercoaster of emotions - from the sorrow of watching aging parents decline and die to the delight of a Facetime call with a grandchild; from wonder at the beauty of nature to dismay and frustration at seeing it despoiled; from the pleasure of witnessing a small act of kindness to disbelief at the inhumanities we see all around us; from a doctor's self-recrimination when a patient has a bad outcome to the joy he feels in knowing he's made a life better. Each of these poems sings with a particular cadence and resonates - be it with regret or resignation, forgiveness or hope.
Autorenporträt
Adrian Schnall was a primary care physician for forty years, as well as a specialist in Endocrinology. He has been a primary or contributing author of two dozen scientific publications, most of them dealing with the treatment of diabetes or hypertension. He practiced medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, for his entire career and still lives in Northeast Ohio. He has degrees from the U. of Chicago and Yale U., has been a contributor to the Bread Loaf Writers Conference for many years, and was a longtime member of the faculty of CWRU School of Medicine and the staff of University Hospitals of Cleveland.