Creatives Making A Difference
‘Supporting Mental Health’
THE ANXIETY AND RELEASE COLLABORATION
Welcome to the final collaboration of an eight week, fortnightly engagement with the emotions of anxiety and release.  For this particular collaboration we have paired four artists and four poets together. The poets have taken up the theme of anxiety, and the artists, in response, are engaging  with the theme of release. In so doing we’re attempting to artistically and accessibly engage with the dynamics between the two emotions- the clashes and the spectrum between the two contrasting feelings. The poets and artists have been exchanging ideas over a number of weeks and what you’ll be seeing as the weeks roll by is the diverse expression of that exchange.
 The idea is that we will also eventually group these collaborations together into exhibitions and installations to further promote public awareness and engagement with these issues. Your feedback on this project would be very much welcomed.
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This week’s collaboration features
Lauren Coulson & Cliona SheehanÂ
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‘Lady Released’
by Cliona Sheehan
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Adrenaline
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I try to picture
calm oceans,
boats,
try to distract myself
by writing words
but my fingers tap
out a heart rate
that increases too fast.
The fire spreads.
Through knots
in my spine,
up into the throat
where it sits
wrapped around my oesophagus
like bind weed.
Pull up the root.
It’s the only way to kill it.
My hands are too tired
from digging through
to find a calmer place
and the poison
I’ve laid down
just slowly kills the host
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You can find more about Lauren and Cliona here: .
Lauren Coulson
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/raggedypirate
https://twitter.com/laurensayswords
You can see Lauren’s Weekend Showcase here.
Cliona Sheehan
https://twitter.com/darshansprit
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Please do come back tomorrow for some more great  Transformations Book 15 poetry.Â
Thank you for your interest.
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