Catharine Clark-Sayles
I am a doctor and a poet.

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Sep.11.2010

http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=13382 this is a link to a review posted in a database of art, literature, film and music on medicine and healing. I am jubilant about having my book of poetry included right between Chekov and Clifton! I am proud of my book but Marilyn...

Jul.13.2010

Do Doctors Cry? Radio interview

http://www.womensradio.com/articles/Do-Doctors-Cry%3F--Healing-Words%3A-Poetry-and-Medicine/5527.html> This is a radio interview about poetry, medicine and the whys and benefits of writing .

Aug.31.2009

Poetry with Robert Sward, Roy Mash and The Marin Poetry Center

I went to a poetry reading last week with a number of excellent poets. My friend Robert Sward was reading from his upcoming book of dog poems. One of his first published poems was "Uncle Dog"--which is a classic. These are in the voices of various dogs and the people who"own"...

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Aug.10.2009

Building Community At Squaw Valley

I was on the wait list and when I was not called by the end of the first week in July figured I was going to have a week at home doing yardwork, vet visits and the dribbles of things that need doing when you are working full time and single. On my birthday, late in the day I got a call that there...

Apr.25.2009

Book Passage reading

I had a fabulous reading at Book Passage April 4th. I wanted to launch my book there because that was where I took some of my first writing classes with Margaret Kaufman. I am an admirer of how the Petrocellis have built a community around their book store, keeping it afloat against a tide of...

Mar.07.2009

Interview with Catharine Clark-Sayles M.D.

Here is a link to an interview done by Kirsten Neff for The Marin Poetry Center newsletter. http://www.englishcafe.com/blog/interview-with-poet-catherine-clark-sayles-14027

Mar.02.2009

My writing group

About eight years ago I was invited to audition for a writing group which meets on the second and fourth Wednesday. It has been an important part of my life. Some members have come and others have found it too hard to get there or not the right mix of criticism for their work. Usually there are...

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Feb.22.2009

Upcoming readings from my new book, One Breath

I will be reading from One Breath on April 4, 2009 at 4 PM at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA. also reading from his work is Patrick Flanigan. Dr Flanigan is an oncologist with several books of poetry. One Breath is my debut collection of poems drawn from medical training and practice. I will...

About Catharine

After abandoning writing to become a scientist in college and medical school, I made a decision at forty to rediscover something of my missing twenties and began studying poetry. My day job is physician--internal medicine and geriatrics(and known to make...

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