Vital Signs

Vital Signs is a collection of powerful and courageous responses to the human experience of illness and healing.

Representing the best of contemporary and classic poetry, Vital Signs is a book for our times, a book for every reader, and a testament to the value of the imagination in the face of adversity.

Martin Dyar’s inspiring selection includes poems by Leland Bardwell, Eavan Boland, Christy Brown, Raymond Carver and many more.