LEADER 01696nam 2200445 450 001 9910481017303321 005 20210208212348.0 010 $a1-86940-659-1 010 $a1-77558-617-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000492045 035 $a(EBL)1563944 035 $a(OCoLC)863821894 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1563944 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000492045 100 $a20131227d2010 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSlip stream /$fPaula Green 210 1$aAuckland, New Zealand :$cAuckland University Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (89 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86940-462-9 327 $aCOVER; SLIP STREAM; Copyright; Dedication 330 $aMoving 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. 606 $aNew Zealand poetry 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNew Zealand poetry. 676 $a821 676 $a821.2 700 $aGreen$b Paula$0992163 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910481017303321 996 $aSlip stream$92271253 997 $aUNINA