The Art of Touch A Collection of Prose and Poetry from the Pandemic and Beyond |
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Editor:
| Schweighardt, Joan DesPres, Faye Rapoport |
Contribution by:
| DesPres, Faye Rapoport Ball, Magdalena Boucher, Bonnie Castro, Joy Collins, Quintin Coomer, Paula Cruzado, María Luisa Arroyo DeFruscio-Robinson, Linda Frumkin, Raphael Hardy, Nicole Jennings, Will Kearney, Meg Kennedy, Becky Kotchian, Sarah Lo Bosco, Rocco McElwain, Sarah McNicholl, Damian Miller, Lynda Miller, Lynn C. Moon, Sarah Niles, Kate Ostriker, Alicia Page, Christine Prager, Judith Simon Root, Robert Singer, Paul Skoy, Phyllis M. Stein, Donna Baier Stevens, Grace Anne Stone, Alison Swift, Deborah Terrazas, Beatriz Tuite, Meg Casey, Anne Crucianelli, Laura Dreifus, Erika Oomen, Anne-Marie Summerhill, Daniel B. Tweit, Susan J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8203-6535-0 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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In The Art of Touch: Prose and Poetry from the Pandemic and Beyond, the unique voices of thirty-nine of some of the most creative thinkers of our times have been brought together to consider the profound impact of one of our five main senses: touch. Psychologists, healers, massage therapists, academics, creative writers, and others reflect on or tell personal stories about what it means to be able to touch or experience touch, or to have to go without it--as so...
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In The Art of Touch: Prose and Poetry from the Pandemic and Beyond, the unique voices of thirty-nine of some of the most creative thinkers of our times have been brought together to consider the profound impact of one of our five main senses: touch.
Psychologists, healers, massage therapists, academics, creative writers, and others reflect on or tell personal stories about what it means to be able to touch or experience touch, or to have to go without it--as so many did and still do because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They explore how transmissions such as texting may impede opportunities for touch, while those like Zoom may make it possible for people who otherwise might be left behind to stay "in touch." From the experience of touching beloved animals to the life-changing ways in which books and performances can touch us, virtually all aspects of touch are acknowledged in these pages.