A Doctor Only Pretends: Poems About Illness, Death, and In-Between

Abby Caplin's "A Doctor Only Pretends" is a book of keen wit and tenderness, humor and heartache. Both a physician and a patient, Dr. Caplin mines from her medical training - as well as her own experiences with health challenges - odd quirks and cautionary tales that resonate with readers. Her intelligence and skill with forms bring grace to poems that ask us to laugh about and sometimes grieve the human condition.