When Will I Be Zen

Project Type: Publication

Genre: Poetry

Title: When Will I Be Zen

Author: Frank McMahon

Cover Design: Richard Heaven

Cover Illustration: Clare Stewart

Format: Paperback

Price: £7.99

Frank is well known in the Nottingham poetry community, cornerstone of DIY Poets! This collection contains 40 poems about the struggle for good mental health, looking at depression, anxiety, insomnia, addiction, the pernicious effects of social media on self-esteem, the power of friendship, mindfulness and the ;positive effects of exercise.

Frank is a staff nurse at Horizon Day Assessment and Treatment Unit, HIghbury, part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust NHS Trust, who provide services for people with mental health issues and intellectual disabilities throughout Nottinghamshire - proceeds from the sale of these books will go to the trust's chosen charities.