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For an ICU VA Nurse
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
28 Jan 2026
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Alex Pretti

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms, sometimes surgically 
Masked.

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms in PPE: 
Personal Protective Equipment.

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms monitoring vitals: heart
rates, blood pressure, oxygen saturation.

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms and helping turn battered
bodies away from lurking bed sores.

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms practicing 7Cs of Critical Care—
including Compassion and Communication.

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms and not conducting Operations in gaslight
of puppy-killers, nazi lovers, and Reich Ministers.

He had a history of healing.
History of showing up to
rooms and showering care like nurses and doctors in
Palestine: “terrorists” by day. Drs. and nurses by night.

© 2026. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet, BAR's Poet-in-Residence, and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. You can vote for his work at GoFundMe and PayPal.

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