Depression & Other Magic Tricks

i held hands with my sadness, sang it songs in the shower, fed it lunch, got it drunk & put it to bed early. Exploring themes of mental health, love, and family, Depression & Other Magic Tricks is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living. Explaining My Depression to My Mother, Canadian Sabrina Benaim’s electrifying spoken word performance, has via YouTube touched some six million lives and crowned her the world’s most-viewed performance poet. Honest, vulnerable, Benaim’s debut collection distils her unique voice into one defining volume. From deeply personal verse drawn from her experiences with depression to the void of relationship breakdown, Benaim emerges as a dynamic new voice in contemporary poetry.