Upcoming poetry events
Pages to Poetry: Sandy Jeffs at Readings
Come hear prize-winning poet Sandy Jeffs read from her latest work at the Readings event Pages to Poetry on Monday 12 October. Sandy will be performing along with two other Melbourne poets, Tom Petsinis and Claire Gaskin. The event is free, so rock on up, no need to book!
Pages to Poetry
Monday 12 October, 6.30pm
Readings Carlton
309 Lygon St, Carlton
Book launch for Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness
A decade ago, Sandy Jeffs decided to retrieve records of her admissions to mental institutions under Freedom of Information access. She set the medical observations about this stranger who was herself alongside her own subjective impressions. It prompted her to begin writing her story – of being drawn into the underworld of madness and returning to tell the tale.
It is a compelling story, vividly evoking the experience of schizophrenia and the bizarre delusions. An engrossing and moving account, with an edge of black humour, it offers privileged insights into madness, as well as reflections on its causes and care.
Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness
Book launch
Saturday 17 October, 3–5pm
Dante's
150–156 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
