I dive into grief: How giving in to anguish helps us make sense of mourning

Vana Manasiadis wrote a collection of poetry in the wake of her mother’s death. In this essay, ahead of her appearance at the Going West festival, she argues that as a nation Aotearoa needs to learn to make space for mourning.  When Mum died in Athens, I cried loudly and publicly and was held up … Read more