Eighty Four: Poems on Male Suicide, Vulnerability, Grief and Hope

by Helen Calcutt

Eighty Four is an anthology of poetry on the subject of male suicide in aid of CALM (campaign against living miserably). Poems have been donated to the collection by Andrew McMillan, Salena Godden, Anthony Anaxogorou, Katrina Naomi, Ian Patterson, Carrie Etter Peter Raynard and Joelle Taylor while a submissions window yielded many excellent poems on the subject from both known and hitherto unknown poets we are thrilled to have been made aware of. Curated by poet Helen Calcutt, Eighty-Four showcases human vulnerability in all its forms. From the baby in the bath who knows daddy is gone, to the woman whose father haunts her through the window, here is a diverse collection of voices, delicately speaking the intense difficulties of the human predicament, courageously engaging with the profound impact that male suicide is having on all of us. There’s a glittering strength to this volume, because of the honesty from which its poems have been created, giving this book the truth it was seeking.

118 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2020

Reviews

[Elvis Gregory-sayce · Rating 5 out of 5]

What An Incredible Read
Thank U 2 All Those Included Poets
Very Thought Provoking

This Book Will Not Only
Help Me 2 Become A Better
Poet
But Make Me Think More How
What's Inside This
Amazing Book

Thank U 💞

[Jack Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wept. I absolutely wept.

This was a really difficult read. Hit very close to home but very important. Very. Important.