In a mental hospital
During my 40 year career as a professional mental patient, a role which was imposed upon me by toxic and controlling family members who...
Measuring Time in Doing Things
This piece is an attempt to render, in sensory fragments and poetic prose, the lived reality of someone navigating an altered state of consciousness....
Poetry from one of MITUK’s authors – I Wasn’t A Person
I Wasn't A Person
I wasn't a person,
I was a fear made flesh to conquer and crucify.
I wasn't a person,
I was a scapegoat to blame.
I...
‘Subjugation’ and ‘Ostracise Me’: poetry by the late David Kemp
David tragically lost his life during his fight to regain his 'mental health'; published here with permission, are two of his insightful poems
By David...
The work of grief
The work of grief
Your working day starts
When you open your eyes
And arrive at the office of deep loss
You sit at your stomach-sinking desk
And turn...