A Poet Feels “Death’s hot, bad breath”

Poet Susan Deborah King faces breast cancer and transforms her raw emotions into “vessels of words” which hold her terror, hope, and victory. She writes of changes in body and spirit, relationships with family and friends, facing “death’s hot, bad breath” and the blessing of recovery, with its small everyday pleasures. You can read her poetry in her new book, "One-Breasted Woman."

• One-Breasted Woman, Poems by Susan Deborah King
• Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, an Overview