Medmic

Intubation

by Jane Newkirk

Ms. Newkirk has worked as a cook, bread baker, visual artist, and art gallery owner.
Her poems have appeared in The Night Heron Barks, JAMA, and Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine.
She currently works as an occupational therapist in a long-term acute care hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.

Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janenewkirk_writer/

Ventilator

Ms. Hempel is the author of the poetry collections Second Rain (Able Muse Press, 2016) and Building Chevys (Pine Row Press, 2022)

A Note on Rest

by Maggie Morton

Ms. Morton is a poet, writer, and artist living in Central Illinois

Artist website: maggiemorton.com

Mites

by Veneta Masson

Ms. Masson is a poet and essayist.
She is a former nurse.
Her latest collection, “Heresies to Live By,” and other work can be seen atwww.sagefemmepress.com.

Vantage Point

by Gail Goepfert

Ms. Goepfert, associate editor at RHINO Poetry, is a Midwest poet and photographer.

Artist website: gailgoepfert.com

A Taste of Sweetness

by Michele Bombardier

Originally published in Alaska Quarterly. This poem is included in Michele Bombardier‘s book “What We Do”.

Artist website: www.fishplatepoetry.com

Different Breed

by Eric Dessner MD

Eric Dessner is an ophthalmologist.