This poem was created using the blackout poetry technique, in which the author starts with a newspaper article and blacks out words to compose her final poem. This leaves us with a moving art piece that reminds us that the answers are among us and there is meaning all around us.
“Stunning defeat, people they’ve lost, an uphill battle. People see the dedicated, strong person who plans to improve the crisis that affects people from all walks of life.”
Nechama Sonenthal combined her passions for art and medicine by obtaining her undergraduate degree in music therapy from Arizona State University. She continues to explore the role various approaches, including art, play in the overall health of an individual. She is currently a third year medical student at the U of A College of Medicine - Phoenix, where she is co-leader of the Integrative and Preventive Medicine Interest Group.