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Schell, Robert (ed.): Rubiyt of Gomer-I-Am

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Trepan Books, paperback

Publication Date: February 5, 2024

Publisher Marketing: Little is known about the Rubiyt of Gomer-I-Am, a recently discovered trove of over 500 medically themed quatrains in the style of Edward FitzGerald’s Rubiyt of Omar Khayym. The poems, cached in a battered metal box in the basement stacks of a major medical library, reveal glimpses of the life and thoughts of an anonymous self-described gomerGomer-I-Aman aging, war-scarred, alcoholic academic. Questions abound. Are the poems memoir or fiction, private musings or intended for publication? Do we call Gomer-I-Am’s rubiyt personal catharsis or healthcare critique, malicious burlesque or ironic inquiry, empathic illumination of the illness experience or a pretentious, tasteless prank? For many, the mere idea of poetry by or about gomers begs the question, Why bother? Peruse this volume and decide for yourself. Robert Schell is a neurologist interested in literary representations of medicine.

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