{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-body-meghan-orourke-9781324105695","title":"The Story of the Body: Poems of Illness \u0026 Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllness is one of humanity's most universal experiences, yet it is often endured privately and in silence. When Meghan O'Rourke, esteemed poet, editor, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness\u003c\/em\u003e, fell ill in her thirties, she turned to poetry for company and consolation. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Body\u003c\/em\u003e emerges from that experience--a landmark anthology spanning four centuries and gathering eighty-two of the most vital and inspiring poems in English, including work by John Donne, Emily Dickinson, and contemporary poets such as Danez Smith and Victoria Chang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized around the arc of illness--crisis and diagnosis, clinical encounters, caretaking, metaphysical reckoning, and resilience--these poems refuse euphemism. They capture the terror and tenderness of the sickroom, the love of caregivers, and the strange grace that suffering can yield. For patients, clinicians, students, and anyone seeking to understand life in a vulnerable body, these poems offer comfort, respite, and companionship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meghan O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324105690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324105695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Meghan O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520216903935,"sku":"9781324105695","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_232b5341-4e98-4879-82ab-83f6560299bc.jpg?v=1778741435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-body-meghan-orourke-9781324105695","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}