When poet Dave Morrison was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer, he reacted the only way he knew how; by writing poems.

"In these honest and courageous poems, Morrison shares his turbulent journey through the landscape of cancer, its painful paths and nearly unclimbable hills, its tremendous skies with bright stars of gratitude,” said Ellen Taylor, author of Floating. “These poems encompass a geography of emotion, from self-deprecation and moments of despair to humor, love, and resilience.”

Besides being a chronicle of one person’s struggle with cancer, Cancer Poems is two other things as well: A love story and a testament to a community’s inherent goodness.

Dave Morrison will read from the collection Cancer Poems at the Owl and Turtle Book Shop 33 Bay View Street Camden, Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. There is no admission, and all are welcome. Copies of the book will be available. Cancer Poems is Morrison’s eleventh book of poetry.

“Cancer Poems might be, astonishingly, Dave Morrison’s best collection of poetry. It is a record of his time served in the grip of tonsillar cancer, just this calendar year. In it are the distinctive features of Morrison’s poetry — directness of expression; palpable feelings of wonderment, awe and different kinds of pain; what is traditionally called wisdom from close to the heart; and a remarkable feel for simile and metaphor. In this book, the latter aspect goes beyond, goes far beyond even his usual facility for apt figuration.” —Dana Wilde - Kennebec Journal

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