Iona Winter

Tag: life

  • Earth Heart (poem & audio)

    This weekend, I worked on a few new things, revising the plethora of work-in-progress; like scouring the bones of a building after a fire. It was a surprise that the words for ‘Earth Heart’ came to me like a download – I love it when that happens. ‘Earth Heart’ reminds…

  • The dichotomies of grief

    This year’s theme for World Suicide Prevention Day was “changing the narrative around suicide”. How can we do this, when there’s no way to sugarcoat suicide bereavement? It’s not a thing you survive; this kind of grief accompanies you for life. I’ve attempted to challenge “the narrative around suicide” by…

  • Links

    Exciting news is on the way WordPress whānau.  In the meantime, here a link to a piece I wrote on TBI last year — something I still manage every day. https://corpus.nz/wairoro-unwired-on-being-concussed/

  • Firestarter

    This morning I have Firestarter by The Prodigy pumping in my head. I’m a strange woman. Who else has songs running through their head when things go arse-up? The challenges of late have mercilessly continued, and while I know that I’m made of strong stuff, sometimes events in my life are almost unbelievable. I mean one thing…