rocks in my pockets – creativity and suicide bereavement – New Zealand artists speak.
Each month, in conversation with a guest artist from New Zealand, we’ll discuss how their art practice was a catalyst for creativity when faced with the intensity of deep grief.
rocks in my pockets is about community and co-creating a space for the unspeakable – suicide bereavement in Aotearoa New Zealand. Like a good old-fashioned radio show, we will explore how creativity can be supportive in the expression of grief.
Music Credit: Reuben Samuel Winter (1994 – 2020) – Dubstepper (previously unreleased)
Episode 1: Introduction (14:54) with Iona Winter 20/05/2026
In this introduction, Iona speaks about how rocks in my pockets came into being, and how her creative work changed while navigating suicide bereavement. Iona also shares some of her poetry, in this launch of rocks in my pockets, on what would’ve been Reuben Winter’s 32nd birthday. On offer for the launch is a book deal below.
Book deal for Episode 1 of rocks in my pockets
A Counter of Moons
In the shape of his hand lay a river
$45 (free postage within NZ)
