My wide white bed

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My wide white bed is Trish Harris's poetic memoir of a prolonged stay in hospital. But in many ways it is a medicine itself. It shows how crucial imagination is to being well. And how it is less often sparked by angels than bedpans, and by noticing, and by thinking to hold the stare of whatever is looking back at us. - Glenn Colquhoun, GP and poet; With a sharp eye and an ear alert to language and tone, Trish Harris gives us this sequence of brave, often funny poems. We sense the fear underlying the casual comment, rejoice in the kindness of staff and wish the tea lady could get a break. These are poems rich in detail and atmosphere. - Jenny Bornholdt, Poet; In a few words Trish Harris gives us small visions of hospital life through the patients lens. Roommates make connections and encourage each other as their bodies and bones heal. These poems are a delight to read and will appeal to patients, staff and beyond. - Anne Taylor, Orthopaedic Clinical Nurse Manager, Hutt Hospital

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Trish Harris has worked with words over the last thirty years writing, editing, creating and tutoring. She has a Bachelor of Applied Arts (Creative Writing) from Whitireia New Zealand. Trishs poetry has been published in the School Journal, New Zealand Listener and various anthologies. Her autobiographical writing has been published widely including in Sport. In 2016, Escalator Press published Trishs memoir, The Walking Stick Tree.