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Darren Stein Darren Stein i(A121130 works by)
Born: Established: 1973
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Stop All the Clocks Darren Stein , Kingsford : Darren Stein , 2022 25813841 2022 selected work poetry

"Poetry is about being human and sharing that humanity so that others can feel comfortable being human too."

'This is the principle that pulses through Darren Stein’s poetry; no manufactured theme, just a series of insightful snapshots of everyday life that we all will recognise. From the interaction between humanity and nature; a hope foreseen through children's fairness on the playground, to the grief he experienced through the tragic passing of his partner, Stein represents the fullness of life and will leave the reader feeling the depth and profundity of being human.' (Publication summary) 
 
1 The Doll Hospital Darren Stein , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 64 no. 12 2020; (p. 39)
1 High School Cockatoos i "Black-eyed marshmallows", Darren Stein , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 39 2018; (p. 201)
1 y separately published work icon The Nut House Poems Darren Stein , Princeton : Red Dashboard , 2014 8360546 2014 selected work poetry

'Whether we build any walls of sticks and mud, stone, possibly glass, then are placed behind them with or without lock and key, it’s the conditions we create for ourselves as mental illness sufferers that make it inhabitable for however long it is needed to find some sanity within. Medication is important, but must go hand in hand with our creativity and others support. Darren Stein explores his mind’s condition, other’s reactions, how the world perceives crazy, and touches on suicide. His ‘Nut House’ is visionary—live within a world that’s fractured, broken into misty, shards of rain. Where you are expected to pick yourself up and walk barefoot through the pane. ~ Elizabeth Akin Stelling, editor Red Dashboard author, My South By Southwest: ...Recollection' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Storage Space : A Collection of Contemporary Poetry Darren Stein , Sydney : Darren Stein , 2009 Z1562853 2009 single work poetry
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