Wait time

Poet and essayist Kenneth Sherman was diagnosed with cancer. He began recording his observations in a notebook that became this memoir. He presents a view of what the cancer patient feels and thinks. His narrative voice is personal but detached, practical but not cold, thoughtful and searching, but not self-pitying or self-absorbed. As a widely published poet, Sherman helps the reader understand the deep connection between disease and creativity. His thoughtful observations on health, life, priorities, time and mortality make this book interesting to all readers.