Riding the Wave
Poems
Imprint: Resource Publications
110 Pages, 5.50 x 8.50 x 0.22 in
- Paperback
- 9781666738476
- Published: August 2023
$11.00 / £9.00 / AU$17.00
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What does life with a chronic illness look and feel like? How does one live honestly and with courage, cope, and maintain hope in the midst of chronicity? Is it possible to find joy in the midst of loss? Allan Cole's poetry offers perspectives on these questions and others, and his ability to hold in tension both the burdens of illness and some of the surprising gifts it may offer provides a way forward through illness, for those living it, those who love them, and those providing them care.
Allan Hugh Cole Jr. is dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work and courtesy professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of many books, including Discerning the Way: Lessons from Parkinson’s Disease (Cascade), Jumping to the Skies: Additional Lessons from Parkinson’s Disease (Cascade), and In the Care of Plenty: Poems (Resource). He writes regularly for his blog, PD Wise (pdwise.com).
“Allan Cole is a prolific writer. His insights have been formed by diverse educational experiences—both pastoral theology and social work—as well as personal experience. Given that so much of his work is informed by introspection, it is only natural that the focus of his writing in recent years would shift to his experience of Parkinson’s disease. Vulnerable and heartfelt, this is must-reading for those interested in the poetry of illness.”
—Nathan Carlin, director, McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics
“Allan Cole really nails it with this inspiring book of poetry about his journey with young onset Parkinson’s. Riding the Wave is terrific as it gives us a peak into the ups and downs of a person with Parkinson’s.”
—Michael S. Okun, executive director, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases
“A normal life reminiscing about growing children and aging dogs until a surprise diagnosis, then a life focused by that ailment. Initial internalization, perhaps denial, followed by a tepid and begrudged acceptance. Later, a renewed sense of hope and wonderment at life’s simple pleasures, but still tempered by unavoidable realizations. This series of poems explores the impact of a progressive disease on an insightful man.”
—William G. Ondo, director, Movement Disorders Clinic, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute
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