num_pages: 128
description: A doctor and celebrated poet connects the two sides of his life in a strirring collection of verse, revealing the healing power of poetry as it reflects on human illness, recuperation, mortality, and beyond.
language: English
title: The Healing Art: A Doctor's Black Bag of Poetry
titlecomplete: The Healing Art: A Doctor's Black Bag of Poetry
genres: Medicine, Poetry, Memoir, Nonfiction, Medical
ratings_count: 37
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Poetry
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc