Old Black Cloud her work connects cultural experiences

her work connects cultural experiences from opposite ends of the earth

and she also draws our attention to the remarkable stories of forgotten women poets such as Lola Ridge

it examines the ethics of how we should live

Reuben Patterson

but challenging

Old Black Cloud her work connects cultural experiencesA timely contribution to understanding mental health Mental depression is a serious issue in contemporary New Zealand, and it has an increasingly high profile. But during our history, depression has often been hidden under a long black cloud of denial that we have not always lived up to the Kiwi ideal of being pragmatic and have not always coped. Using historic patient records as a starting place, and informed by her own experience of depression,