01696nam 2200445 450 991048101730332120210208212348.01-86940-659-11-77558-617-0(CKB)2670000000492045(EBL)1563944(OCoLC)863821894(MiAaPQ)EBC1563944(EXLCZ)99267000000049204520131227d2010 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSlip stream /Paula GreenAuckland, New Zealand :Auckland University Press,2010.1 online resource (89 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86940-462-9 COVER; SLIP STREAM; Copyright; DedicationMoving and uplifting, this compilation of mostly short poems conveys the author's personal battle with breast cancer, from the initial mammogram through biopsy, several operations, radiotherapy treatment, and recovery. The poems express the reality of balancing a challenging, life-threatening disease with one's daily routine, proposing small distractions and coping mechanisms while charting the passage of time by procedures done, books read, appointments made, food cooked, and dreams dreamed.New Zealand poetryElectronic books.New Zealand poetry.821821.2Green Paula992163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910481017303321Slip stream2271253UNINA