A visit from The Healing Muse: 'Prayer for the Status Quo'
Deirdre Neilen, PhD (photo by Jim Howe)
Deirdre Neilen, PhD, shares a selection from Upstate‘s literary journal, “The Healing Muse,” every Sunday on “HealthLink on Air.” Neilen is the editor of the annual publication featuring fiction, poetry, essays and visual art focused on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing. Read The Healing Muse Cafe Blog.
Jane Schapiro's latest book of poetry is called "Let the Wind Push Us Across." It's published by Antrim House. She asks us to reconsider our use of the expression "status quo," which grows in this short poem to dramatic heights.