A Word About Mental Health with Sandra Yuen

Isabella Mori, author and mental health advocate, will be speaking with Sandra Yuen, discussing recovery from mental illness, creativity, and Sandra’s new book of art and poetry, I Want to be Buried Standing Up. They will each read from their body of work, show some of Sandra’s art in the book and after a conversation between the two of us, we’ll invite you to join in.

Sandra Yuen is an Asian female artist, writer and musician with a disability. This neurodivergent prose poetry collection was written during a time of transition and personal growth. These works transcend the everyday into a microcosm of humour, play, insight and philosophical introspection with themes of aging, city life, character and love. Twenty-six colour plates of Sandra Yuen’s artworks accompany the poems. This is her first full-length poetry book.