The Story of the Body: Poems of Illness & Recovery

A major new anthology of poems about illness and resilience—eighty-two essential poems spanning four centuries, edited by New York Times best-selling author Meghan O’Rourke

Illness is one of humanity’s most universal experiences, yet it is often endured privately and in silence. When Meghan O’Rourke—poet, editor, and author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness—fell ill in her thirties, she turned to poetry for company and consolation. The Story of the Body, which emerges fro...