The Worm: Elderside Clinic, Jamaica
Coulehan, Jack
Primary Category:
Literature /
Poetry
Genre: Poetry
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Annotated by:
- Donley, Carol
- Date of entry: Dec-10-1996
- Last revised: Oct-06-2015
Summary
Children wasting away, in pain, infected with parasites whose life cycle continues "bodies to fingers, / fingers to lips, of lips to eggs / and eggs to worms." That cycle is echoed in the human experiences of "loneliness to pangs of loss" and of "deep escape to deep connection." The actual parasites take on symbolic significance and become the worm that inhabits us all, whether we be sick kids or weary health care providers.
Primary Source
First Photographs of Heaven
Publisher
Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
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Nightshade
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Nightshade
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Nightshade
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Nightshade
Publisher
Nightshade
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Place Published
Troy, Maine
Edition
1994
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