Speaking to the Moment: Poems and Liminal Bridges to the Moment of Now

Speaking to the Moment taps into the healing power of poetry which has long been established. Dr. Attarian's foreword points to both literary history and modern, peer-reviewed, scientific works-with perspective on relief of physical pain. William Ernest Henley's Invictus, and contemporary writer Sarah Manguso's work are examples of this. Brazilian scientists at Federal University of Maranhão found that poetry reduces cancer-related pain; Stephen Lepore of Temple University showed the benefi...