Suffering and Solace : Collection of Poetry on Mental Health

by Gautami Shankar

Suffering and Solace is a collection of poetry on mental health. The book manages to bring light to neglected issues and covers a diverse range of subjects. Divided into two parts, the first part – suffering - puts forth the perspective of those suffering to make others feel their pain. The second part - solace - is a collection of feeling uplifting poems written to provide solace. Written with a unique point of view, the collection includes ‘Uprooted’ - A plight of a slum dweller displaced due to a natural calamity and ’Slow’ describes what a child’s struggles with a learning disability. Variety of issues, ranging from trauma, phobias, self-harms addictions to lack of mental healthcare facilities are covered in this collection of poetry.

112 pages, Paperback