{"product_id":"voices-jan-hahn-9781960326126","title":"Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo the Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe structure of this work is quite straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a sparsely furnished family physician's office, patients arrive alone to tell their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is important to this doctor? Only that which is important to his patients - nothing more and nothing less.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome come once, never to return. Others frequent his office repeatedly as they struggle to make sense of what has befallen them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNone come for judgment; a few for advice; but all simply to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the left facing page are notations of several types: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVOICE OVER - introduces the speaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;- commentary on how the poem is to be read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;\u0026amp;- personal reflections of the writer on the meaning of the poem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders may very well wonder if each poem represents a single patient. In a few instances, this is the case. But most of them are composites based upon repeated contact with people who have contended, in their unique ways, with common crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have been privileged to have had no less than 150,000 patient encounters (100 patients per week - 50 weeks per year - 30 years).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite our differences, at the end of the day, we confront the same basic issues of life and living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Hahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960326120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960326126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parson's Porch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Jan Hahn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113774919935,"sku":"9781960326126","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f4e00e5-96a7-4975-bc4e-bca202bedb7b.jpg?v=1769617233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-jan-hahn-9781960326126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}