In this fascinating book, Johanna Emeney examines the global proliferation of new poetry related to illness and medical treatment from the perspective of doctors, patients, and carers in light of the growing popularity of the medical humanities. She provides a close analysis of poetry from New Zealand, the USA, and the UK that deals with sociological and philosophical aspects of sickness, ailment, medical treatment, care, and recuperation.

About the Author
Johanna Emeney works at Massey University as a teacher of creative writing. She also co-facilitates the Michael King Young Writers Programme with Rosalind Ali. Her background is in English literature teaching, and her main research interest is in the medical humanities as it relates to poetry. Her two books of poetry are Apple & Tree (Cape Catley, 2011) and Family History (Makaro Press, 2017). Janet Wilson is Professor of English and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Northampton, UK, and formerly taught at the University of Otago. She has published widely on New Zealand postcolonial/diaspora writers such as Dan Davin, Fleur Adcock and Katherine Mansfield, and has an interest in globalisation and the short story and cosmopolitan war fictions. She recently coedited Katherine Mansfield: New directions (2019). She edits the Journal of Postcolonial Writing and convenes the AHRC-funded Diaspora Screen Media Network.


Book Information
ISBN 9783838209388
Author Johanna Emeney
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Publisher ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Weight(grams) 340g