What is Endured
What is Endured by Sharon Foley, published by Finishing Line Press on December 21, 2016, is a collection of poetry that explores the intricate emotions tied to illness, death, and loss. With 34 pages of poignant verse, Dr. Foley draws upon her experiences as a physician to offer a unique perspective on life’s most intimate and challenging moments. The poems reflect on the slow progression of cancer, the weight of pronouncing a patient’s death, and the stark realities of cardiac surgery, providing readers with a profound understanding of these universal experiences.
In this edition, readers will find a thoughtful examination of the human condition as it relates to mortality and suffering. The poems illuminate the complexities of grief and the intimate connections formed in the face of illness. Through vivid imagery and emotional depth, Foley invites readers to engage with the realities of life and loss, making this collection a significant contribution to contemporary poetry. The work resonates with themes of vulnerability and resilience, offering insights that are both personal and universally relatable.
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Dr. Sharon Foley’s poems illuminate the complexity of emotions surrounding illness, death and loss. Her experience as a physician gives her a unique perspective from which to shine that light, allowing insight into life’s most personal and powerful moments, she witnesses cancer’s slow ravage, “each day your stomach collapsed/further into itself/ and you went with it/folding into the seam of your bed”; pronounces a patient’s death, “I felt something I never had before/it was like the rumbling of an approaching train/rushing faster, whistling louder”; describes cardiac surgery; “I saw inside/the house of your ribs.” Sharon Foley’s award winning poems invites us to experience her unforgettable encounters with illness and mortality; universal hardships that touch all of us.
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