David Stavanger

An unprecedented look at the lived experience of mental health in creative work, as told by writers, comedians, and public figures. We are full of worlds that can't be contained by a pill. This groundbreaking collection documents the state of mental health in Australia, foregrounding a wide range of voices with lived experience defining themselves beyond a diagnosis. Admissions showcases...

Entering the liminal space of shared custody and societal tropes of the 'broken family', with a blend of poetry, with other forms. This new volume unravels the day-to-day reality of co-parenting, exploring the ways we stay afloat. Exploring the liminal space of shared custody and societal tropes of the 'broken family', this collection is the follow-up to Stavanger's award-winning Case...

Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021: Prize for Poetry The highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning collection The Special, this electric new body of work by poet David Stavanger is a mix tape of free verse, lyric poetry, found text, and flash fiction documenting lived mental health experience. Utilising his renowned observational humour and playing with the absurdist...

A ground-breaking and original collection that showcases Australia and New Zealand's leading performance poets. Over the past decade, Spoken Word has established itself as a central part of contemporary Australian & New Zealand poetry. For the first time ever, these voices are transported from the stage to the page, captured in print so that the spoken-word experience can be shared...