One Word

By Marc J. Straus

One Word is the first collection of poems by physician Marc J. Straus. Its unusual combination of poetic craft and medical expertise produces striking, uncommon work--work informed by a keen sense of human vulnerability. These remarkable poems fill a void in the body of imaginative work relating to illness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810150352
• ISBN13: 9780810150355
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Triquarterly Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Doctor's account touches our hearts

Dr. Straus is an oncologist who cares, maybe too much, if that's possible. He gives us an insight look into the emotions, and strain, of caring for people with cancer. Each word seems almost perfect, and you wonder whether he is really a poet who became a doctor or a doctor who became a poet.

Doctor finds healing process through poetry

Dr. Straus' poetry is unrivaled - his style is unique and capturing, and he will certainly become known as one of the best poets of our time. We get a peak inside his private life as he relays not only trying times with patients he tries to save but also into his own difficult times and haunted memories. My wife and I have read his book several times - it only becomes more potent and touching. We await future collections.

A moving account by a doctor of his patients

Dr. Straus has written a compelling book of poetry that touches on emotions that everyone has been faced with. He gives a voice to his patient's fears and hopes and gives the reader insight into how a doctor can be touched by the people he tries to save.