01663nam 2200433 450 991078774610332120230725040006.01-86940-659-11-77558-617-0(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 poetryNew Zealand poetry.821821.2Green Paula1508040MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787746103321Slip stream3739219UNINA