INTIMA FALL 2023 | POETRY
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And You Never Think Cancer Would Be White | Dealla Samadi
A medical trainee discovers cancer looks and feels unlike anything she imagined.
At the Doctor’s Office, I Check, Yes, I have Experienced the Following: Sudden Weight Loss | Abby Wheeler
The body can be devastated just like the earth can.
Ballad of a Harlem Boy | Phyllis Capello
New York City streets mourn the murder of a young Black boy named Justin.
Beautiful, Peaceful, Holy | Hannah May
No two birthing experiences are ever the same.
The Doctor's White Room | Sumit Parikh
Reimagining what can take place between four walls.
Makeshift First Aid Stations at the World Trade Center | Joan Roger
What was learned of humanity on September 12th, 2001?
Minds Go Where Bodies Can't | Lynne Byler
A hospitalized patient is viscerally reminded of the nature she can’t physically be in.
Newbie | Elizabeth Osmond
A new physician hilariously chronicles on imposter syndrome.
On Doctoring | Asha Jina
Two of the gifts we can give the dying are our company and the sun.
The Operating Room | Susan Carlson
If abdominal surgery were theater how does it play out for the patient?
Papaya | Alice Ranjan
Remembering her for the Thai cuisine she cooked.
Swedish Death Cleaning | Ingrid Andersson
Discussing last wishes and the real price of gold with mom.
Variations on the Negative Space Before Healing | Bessie Liu
How we react to, process and recover from illness has a language and rhythm all its own.
The Volume of Pain | Maya Klauber
How can one hold a friend’s pain from thousands of miles away?
What Does a Medical Student Do All Day? | Maya J. Sorini
In a spare list, the grueling tasks of a medical student are laid out.