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Finding Poetry in Cancer

The shock of the first diagnosis. Fear of death. Anxiety and concern about friends and family. Cancer patients experience a range of complex emotions. Now, a Japanese hospital is helping them transform their feelings into senryu, a Japanese form of short poetry. A man expresses a lifetime of gratitude toward his wife. A woman uses humor to fight back against a serious illness. In this program, cancer patients find solace in just 17 syllables.

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  • Originally Aired February 25, 2018
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created February 18, 2018 by
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