The Mental Life of a Combat Vet: Ian D. Buckingham, M.D., Herbert H. Stein, M.D.  & Eldene G. Towey, M.D. at NYPSI

The Mental Life of a Combat Vet: Ian D. Buckingham, M.D., Herbert H. Stein, M.D.  & Eldene G. Towey, M.D. Saturday, March 16, 2019 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 1 class  /  $75 Location: 247 East 82nd Street, NYC Register Today

NYPSI Extension Program:  The Mental Life of a Combat Vet
Armed conflict between different communities of humanity has been recorded for millennia. The effects of involvement in war on the lives of combatant soldiers and their families have over the centuries been extensively reported in histories, literature, and medical writings. The Continue reading The Mental Life of a Combat Vet: Ian D. Buckingham, M.D., Herbert H. Stein, M.D.  & Eldene G. Towey, M.D. at NYPSI

Poetry Monday: March 4, 2019

Our Poetry Editor, Irene Willis, is on book leave and will be back with a new column in April. I am posting this review of her recently published book, and a poem from it, for you to enjoy.

A Review of REHEARSAL by Irene Willis (IP Books.net)

The emotional center of Irene Willis’ first-rate book REHEARSAL is a love story. It’s about her husband who died and her courageous recovery of herself. The short poems are in free verse with striking images. My favorite is, fittingly the last, an ironical comment on her end.

GETTING TO CHOSE
But who gets to choose this ordered end
-Maxine Kumin

Trying to will an ordered end
I’m mucking out the garage
where old manuscripts are stored
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