MentalIllness

Superhero: A Visual Poem About Mental Illness and Heroism
Superhero: A Visual Poem About Mental Illness and Heroism
Superhero: A Visual Poem About Mental Illness and Heroism
"I am not a superhero," begins Laura Burke in the video for "Superhero," her spoken word poem about living with mental illness. Burke, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2009, describes the experience through the lens of superhero stories, where people's lives are often turned upside down as they are faced with entirely new ways of seeing the world and seemingly insurmoun