Cardinal Marks Nancy Paulsen Books and against the systems that

and against the systems that destroyed it

He is the only one who can see her pain

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Cardinal Marks Nancy Paulsen Books and against the systems thatIn the compelling voice of a debut nurse poet, Cardinal Marks explores how we navigate the turbulent waters of loss and pain, and the unexpected guideposts that chart a path towards clarity and solid ground. "Cardinal," as an adjective, derives from the early 14th century Latin cardinalis, "principal, chief, essential," literally "pertaining to a hinge," from cardo (genitive cardinis) "that on which something turns or depends; originally, "door