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Mary Jane Nealon, author of 'Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse's Life'

Series: The Write Question
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Length: 00:29:01

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During this program, Mary Jane Nealon talks about how poetry saved her life when she was carrying the grief of dying patients. She also reads from 'Beautiful Unbroken' and tells why she moved from Jersey City to Missoula, Montana, after the September 11 attacks. Read the full description.

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Mary Jane Nealon is the author of Beautiful Unbroken: One Nurse’s Life, winner of the 2010 Bakeless Prize for Nonfiction. She is also the author of two collections of poetry, Immaculate Fuel and Rogue Apostle. She lives in Missoula, Montana.

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