The Dizziness of Freedom

'This brilliant, inspiring collection not only illuminates the richness and variety of human pain, sexuality and embodiment better than any clinical text, but also shows us what language is for. Rather than labelling and imposing psychiatric categories, words here give a voice to each person's experience, challenging and questioning what we are supposed to feel, say and be.' --Darian Leader

'A brave and vital anthology by some of this country's most exciting voices.' --Rae Earl

'A vital anthology with too many constellations of brilliant poets and poems to pick out individuals; these are important poems of witness, to one's own body and mind, to institutions, to society which is failing those who need it most. Ultimately, there is a hope here, whatever the body has endured, whatever the mind has seen, there is still poetry where things might be reported or made sense of, or redeemed.' --Andrew McMillan

'Packed full of the greatest poetic minds you could ever wish to read, in a moment of need. Anything with Byron Vincent AND Lemn Sissay is a collection worth keeping close.' --Jack Rooke

'The Dizziness of Freedom is a thought-provoking and challenging take on mental health conditions. It approaches the subject with honesty, providing an important contribution to challenging the stigma around mental health.' --Barbara Keeley, Shadow Cabinet Minister for Social Care and Mental Health