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This Months Featured Music - Jack Lawlor
Jack Lawlor - ''Creativity is a great tool for recovery. I have been writing prose and poetry for many years. Featured here is a demo CD of my poetry accompanied by John Clarke on guitar. I have had some poems published in different anthologies. Currently, I am trying to write my first novel. My writing has been instrumental in my personal recovery. When I write it is a release and it also seems to centre me. I hope you enjoy the CD! Thanks. Jack''.
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Many people have kindly sent us poetry mostly on the subject of mental health but also featuring material on other topics. If you want to contribute to this section either email us or post your contributions and we will put them up here. See Contact Us page for details. Please tell us a bit about yourself too. For feedback and discussion enter the Forum and contribute. Click on the names in blue to read a persons poems..
POET OF THE MONTH - Avril McMahon
Click on the authors names to read their work:
Frank Donoghue , Grainne Humphrys, Carol Batton, Vincent, Enda Spellman, Barrie Wade, Sean Kenny, Billy Nealon, Sean O Donoghue, John Ward, John Elliot John Rutherdale , James Finlay, Damien Leech, John Kirwin
Writings
In this section we have contributions on mental health issues. Feel free to send us articles by email by clicking here or post to head office here. All comments and feedback are welcome. Go to Discussion, join the forum and let your voice be heard! Click on the Red links below to read the writings...
Suggestions from Allison Hannon for some motivational quotes to brighten your day...
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In Focus: The European Charter of Patients' Rights
IAN Conference by Elaine Maxwell (with Joan, Trish and Maria).
The Big Alternative Conference in London
Speech given at Northern Ireland Ministers Conference
The A to Z of Normality ¨C Hallucinations by James Walsh
The A to Z of normality ¨C Depression by James Walsh