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Patrick Clary, his compassion combined with fierce attention, sees the dying and schools his own center to make each beginner's journey into death as gentle as may be. Quaker, Buddhist, Vision Quester, he has condensed his diverse experiences into a book of poetry suitable for mortals, or anyone who loves them.
- U.S. Poet Laureate

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Poet Doc Patrick Clary - Dying For Beginners

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Author on the Road
Poet Doctor Patrick L. Clary has scheduled poetry readings and talks on palliative care at bookstores and hospices throughout New Hampshire, including:

  • September 20, 2006--River Run Bookstore, with novelist Monica Wood reading from her Introduction to Dying for Beginners 20 Congress Street, 7:00-8:30 PM
  • November 19--Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., West Hills, NY, 1:30 PM
  • October 2, 2006--Portsmouth Hospital Women's Lecture Series, 333 Borthwick Ave., 7:00-8:30 PM
  • October 20, 2006--Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 8:00-10:00 AM

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