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Just discovered Janet Frame from New Zealand who was misdiagnosed with a mental illness when she was just suffering from shyness and some depression..She spent eight years in an insane asylum and receive at least 200 EST..She was released because her book was published..She wrote several Novels and many short stories..She wrote several books of poems..A movie was made about her..
The Poet From New Zealand
"Doth if not thrill thee, Poet,
Dead and dust though thy art,
To feel how I press thy singing
Close to my heart?"
Close to my heart you came
When of you I learned of horror
How you were locked to tame
The depression trapped though error
In insane asylum
Years of electro shock treatment
Made her even more glum
Her writing helped with this ailment
Misdiagnose illness
How could those doctors make error
Despite works reflect giftedness
Janet Frame's poems "The Pocket Mirror"
Quote is from:
"The Passionate Reader To His Poet"
Written by:Richard Le Galliene
Contest: The Passionate Reader
Sponsor: Constance~My Dear Heart~
Janet Frame
A New Zealand Author
She left a foundation to help young writers..
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