Hazel Hall writes fifteen linked sonnets which segue seamlessly from one to another to highlight one of the most shocking scandals of our time-the aged care system and its inherent elder abuse.

Hall is an excellent poet whose craft and technique is displayed here but what raises this work above the ordinary is her empathy and insight. These qualities are present in the four well-rounded characters she creates and the subtle, skillful way she brings them to life on the page in their ‘state of art facility.’ Wilson’s life and death stand for the many deaths that have occurred in nursing homes, the suffering of their families, and the toll taken on overworked and undervalued nursing staff.

Format: Paperback
Published: 2021 in USA
Publisher: Litoria Press
Pages: 26
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780645114546
ISBN 10: 0645114545