Out of the Darkness

The all-in-one volume US edition of Jin Robinson's poetry (comprised of Broken and Chaos) is on track to be released in January 2012. Stay tuned for more news.

Press Release about Normal (A Movie)

This news from Jin:


"The movie i have been working on since May is finally done and the premier is the 14th of December."


It is a movie about mental health. A short film challenging attitudes to mental health is set to screen at Signal Films new cinema room in the Cooke’s Studios on the run up to Christmas.  Participants recruited via mental health support services Croftlands Trust and Mind in Furness came together to take part in skills training and practical workshops in order to write, direct, shoot and edit their own nine minute film, entitled Normal.

'About the film:

The group wanted to explore how people come to be branded as ‘mental’ versus ‘normal’, and how slippery the sliding scale between the two can be. The film follows anxious Lewis, 30, who has a history of mental illness, and his fellow ‘service users’ as they are coerced by their carer into taking part in a shambles of an art class. Under the auspices of helping their route to recovery the highly-strung teacher, failed artist Richard, patronises and bullies the class until complete chaos breaks out. But maybe Lewis, with the help of his imaginary friend Frank Bruno, will take charge and save the day?


Where & When:

The finished film will be screening at the Cookes Studios, 104 Abbey Road, on Wednesday 14th December, 6-7pm and will tie in with a celebration of the Croftlands Trust’s milestone of 25 years service in the mental health sector.

To book:

Members of the public who would like to view the film and join in the celebrations should contact Signal Films on 01229 838592 or info@signalfilms.co.uk to book a place as there a limited places available.

Thanks to....

The project was funded by the Big Lottery’s Reaching Communities fund alongside NIACE and WREN. The Big Lottery Fund distributes half of the National Lottery good cause funding across the UK. The Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need.

New Edition Coming in 2012

A newly edited version of Jin's poetry books will be coming out in 2012. Both of her previously published books will be combined into one volume and made readily available to a larger market around the world.

Books by Jin Robinson

http://madjockpublishers.com/Chaos

http://madjockpublishers.com/Broken

About the Poet: Jin Robinson

Jin Robinson lived most of her life in S. Aftrica. She and her partner, Vanessa, now live in England with their many beloved “furkids.” Although she went through more trials in the first half of her life than most people can even dream of, Ms. Robinson continues to use poetry as way to cope. While her poetry is not the warm and fuzzy stuff people might like it to be, she is able to use this medium for self-expression, including expressing love of the lesbian variety. On the cover of her second published poetry collection, Chaos, Jin writes, “I am a person rich in experience and emotions that take me deeply into life and the lives of those I love. I love music and nature and fun! I am a multi-dimensional MC Escher painting –a bit quirky –a bit of a flirt –a bit of trouble –and a bit topsy turvy –but mostly I am human with a need to share my faults and flaws and qualities and strengths and my visions with others who are trying to be human too.” Although Jin’s poetry is not always easy to read from an emotional standpoint, it is always life-changing. Jin opens the reader’s eyes to another world. One that isn’t as rosy as we might like it to be, but one that is true to what she has experienced. Despite being dyslexic, she writes her truth as a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Her publishing credits include two collections of poetry: Broken, published in 2008 and Chaos, published in 2010.