ABOUT THE BOOK
In 2003, when Lisa Flaxman was 38 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At that time, her children were six, four and one. Following the diagnosis, Ms. Flaxman, CEO of musiKids, went through two years of surgeries, chemo and radiation.
"Glances at Time" is a collection of poetry that chronicles her cyclical journey as a young mother with serious illness. Through her poetry, Ms. Flaxman connects with people who are battling cancer and demonstrates how writing can help in a difficult time. This book is for the patient, the friend, the family, the health care provider, the doctor, the psychologist - anyone who is or has been been close to illness. Click here to see a profile of Glances on NBC (March 12, 2008).
Glances is available for purchase:
- at Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC
- at Be You Bi Yu Welness Center and Spa 5602 Shields Dr., Bethesda, MD
- on-line right here
- by sending e-mail to lisaflaxman@gmail.com
The poem "Who" will be featured in the Breast Cancer Center of Rochester (BCCR) in April. Ms. Flaxman has been heard on radio (Lisa Belkins' "Life's Work", NPR (Indiana), ClearChannel's "Women with Vision") and featured on television (News Channel 4 at 5:00 , News Channel 8, Channel 9 with Andrea Roane, and Fox 5 Live). Psychologists are using Glances in support groups, hospitals are selling it to raise money, and women are writing from all over the world to say that they are deeply affected. Ms. Flaxman loves to do readings, both private and public, and is happy to donate 25% of the proceeds from any reading to the host organization.
A graduate of Brown University and Georgetown Law School, Ms. Flaxman is CEO of musiKids, the pre-eminent early childhood music and movement program she founded in 1998. She is one of Maryland's Top 100 Women (March 2007) and received the first Women Business Owners of Montgomery County Sapphire Award (October 2006) awarded to a women in business for at least 5 years who gives back to the community. Ms. Flaxman recently received Maryland Innovator of the Year Award (2007) for musiKares, a nonprofit organization she started to bring music to adult and pediatric patients at Lombardi Cancer Center. Flaxman raises money to support the breast cancer research efforts of City of Hope, Sloan Kettering, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and breastcancer.org. She counsels and mentors breast cancer patients and participates in efforts to promote early detection. (A complete bio is available on request.)
Here's what some readers have written:
- "Lisa's poems give an essential voice to the often unspoken pain that so many women endure. . . to read them is like having someone articulate tough emotions that are often experienced in loneliness."
- "Your book of poetry was quite simply LOVELY. I read your words the night I got it and I cried and laughed, cried and laughed some more! Poor (husband) had no idea what was going on when he got home."
- "Brava! What an accomplishment. What a breakthrough and life affirming act to be able to create Glances out of the chaos and depression of your fight with cancer."
- "I have read Glances and am deeply moved - not just because I have experienced my own "edition" but because you express your ideas, your fears, your values and your emotions so deftly and with such precise perspective. While parts made me cry, others made me laugh out loud."
25% of profits will be donated to Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center's Arts & Humanities Program under the direction of Nancy Morgan. Ms. Flaxman is available to do readings and will donate 25% of on-site sales to the organization inviting her to read.
For a complete bio and more information, please contact lisaflaxman@gmail.com or 301-412-7516.