This engaging collection of poetry, split into six sections and written in an intimate and affectionate tone, is wonderfully diverse. The lyrical poems address issues that run the gamut from family, friends, and domestic situations; to children s perception of the world; the seashore;and political situations based on the author s experienceas a United Nations worker in the former Yugoslavia.Winner, NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry 2008"
This engaging collection of poetry, split into six sections and written in an intimate and affectionate tone, is wonderfully diverse. The lyrical poem...
Portraying a parent s experience of coming to terms with the new and frightening world of mental health care, this narrative explores the myriad foreign ways of diagnosis and treatment. Written from a mother s perspective, the poetic sequence displays the anguish and complexity of dealing with mental illness, describing the events of an ordinary familythe numerous visits to doctors, the treatments that don t work, and the people who suddenly have answers and heartbreaking histories of their own to tell. At the heart of the book lies an outstanding set of poems about electroconvulsive therapy,...
Portraying a parent s experience of coming to terms with the new and frightening world of mental health care, this narrative explores the myriad forei...