Featured on the popular poetry Youtube channel Button Poetry, is a popular poem written by Neil Hilborn describing his struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)….
Sadhaka is a poem by Canadian poet and York University Associate Professor, B.W. Powe. It was published in his 2016 book, Decoding Dust. Through Sadhaka’s…
In this poem by Wendy Thompson Taiwo, the weight of generational trauma, carried for over three decades, is tangible. Wanting to shed this burden, not…
The popular television show BoJack Horseman incorporates themes of mental health and suicide prevention into its characters’ lives. The View from Halfway Down was a…
One of the most moving and beautiful elegies in Spanish literature is the one written by the Spanish poet Miguel Hernández on the unexpected death…
“Instructions for a Bad Day” is a spoken word poem by Canadian poet and writer Shane Koyczan, from his eBook of poetry Our Deathbeds Will…
“The owl and the chimpanzee went to sea In a beautiful boat called The Mind The owl was sensible, clever and smart The chimp was…
To speak ill of the dead might be warranted in certain contexts, particularly when it comes to perpetrators of horrific crimes and undue abuse. However,…
Psychiatric hospitals, or psych wards, are places that help rehabilitate those with serious mental health conditions. Here patients are provided with treatment for their disorders….