Dolly Sen's Blog
Dolly Sen is a writer, director, artist, filmmaker, poet, performer, playwright, mental health consultant, music-maker and public speaker. She has 8 published books since 2002; has taken on performance roles at The Young Vic, the Royal Festival Hall, and around Europe; undertaken a poetry tour; won a poetry award from Poet Laureate Andrew Motion; directed two plays and several TV films; and performed spoken word at City Hall and Oxford University.
18 August 2010
Dolly Sen will present a paper at Currents In the Mainstream Conference
On September 22nd I will be presenting a paper at the 'In the Mainstream' conference at De Montfort University, Leicester, organised by The MeCCSA Disability Studies...Comments: 0
16 August 2010
Dolly Sen pays tribute to Amita Patel
I am well aware of the statistic that states one in ten people with serious mental health difficulties will commit suicide. But statistics are for the safe and sound, statistics turn human hearts...Comments: 0
14 August 2010
Dolly Sen on Soap and Sync
Hey guys, sorry for the delay in the blogging. It is ironic that at the Sync SouthEast event on the 21 July I said you should keep updating your blog regularly... it should be as regular as...Comments: 0
Dolly Sen is obsessed with angels
I am obsessed with angels at the mo. I am seeing them everywhere, am writing about them, and painting them, and feeling the breeze from their flapping wings on my face, or could it be that I don't...Comments: 1
Dolly Sen gives a definition of mad culture
What is Mad Culture? It is a celebration of the creativity of mad people, and pride in our unique way of looking at life, our internal world externalised and shared with others without shame, as a...Comments: 2
2 July 2010
Dolly Sen is addicted to making new websites
I have 2 new websites set up, I am dogsitting at the moment, so I can't really cause havoc in my public as I usually do, so I am stuck inside, so what to do with my time? Well, I am painting,...Comments: 0
1 July 2010
Dolly Sen on poetry and the darkness of the soul
I am mostly a happy go lucky person, with a certain cheekiness. I hope when people meet me, they detect the light in me. But I haven't had an easy life, as I have dealt with extreme abuse as a...Comments: 0
22 June 2010
Dolly on an Open University CD about madness and creativity
Hello people, a while back I contributed my story and a bit of my music to an Open University CD. You can actually get this CD for free via my page on the BBC OU website at open2.net. Enjoy...Comments: 0
Dolly Sen sets up Mental Health Training Company
I graduated from Uni about a month ago, and said to myself, I am going to take a year off. But only two weeks into that resolve, I became bored and am productive again. I am looking for work -...Comments: 1
12 June 2010
Dolly Sen posts Recovery Film by Michelle McNary
When I used to believe in Recovery as concept and practice, I took part in a film about the subject matter, made by my good friend Michelle McNary. I think she made a really touching and powerful...Comments: 2
1 May 2010
Dolly Sen does broken-hearted poetry
I had my heart broken earlier this week, am slowly climbing out of the hole. Part of the ladder out of the dark is writing my way out. So here is some of it... Songs to my shadow The sun is too...Comments: 0
28 April 2010
Dolly Sen does the Eastbourne Herald
I've done an interview with the Eastbourne Herald about living with mental illness as part of Depression Awareness Week, which started on 17...Comments: 0
22 April 2010
Dolly Sen writes a poem while waiting for the gasman under a Lithium Sun -
Am waiting for the gasman to make an appearance at my mum's so they can fix her boiler, I have done my work for the day, so instead of twiddling my thumbs, I did a bit of writing about bipolar. I was...Comments: 1
8 April 2010
Dolly Sen does BBC Radio Sussex
I have just moved to Eastbourne. BBC Sussex presenter Danny Pike interviewed me about the stigma attached to being labelled with a mental health condition - as part of Mental Health Action...Comments: 0
4 April 2010
Dolly Sen Introduces Some Fellow Mad Creatives
It is good to see the spirit of Mad Pride is alive and well world-wide. Making sure Canada is sorted is Richard Yves Sitoski. He describes himself as protruding nail, 50% hammer. His blog can be...Comments: 2
27 March 2010
Dolly Sen writes a one-off blog for Mind
My one-off blog for Mind about access to psychological therapies gives an opinion on supporting Mind’s 'We Need to Talk' campaign. Let me know what you think? At the moment I am mostly...Comments: 0
2 March 2010
Dolly Sen responds to the first day of Spring - time to get busy!
Oooo, the sun came out yesterday. I feel energised and buzzing like new batteries in a vibrator. My productivity over the winter months goes down, and I don't really feel like myself. You can tell...Comments: 2
24 February 2010
Dolly Sen isn't about to sell out - except for maybe a roller-skating giraffe
If you want me to sell out, pay me more than £149. I got an email last week, out of the blue, from an advertising company saying they wanted to place an ad on my website, namely the page with...Comments: 0
14 February 2010
Dolly Sen woos with some lurv poetry
To celebrate Valentine's Day, I am putting some of my love/erotic poetry up on here. You can tell I am in love with someone at the moment, otherwise I would dismiss valentines day as a cheap...Comments: 0
3 February 2010
Free download of one of my books
There is this cool website where you can download free books, I decided to put one of my old novels on there for free download. It is the happy tale of a female serial killer. It is not for the...Comments: 1
26 January 2010
Bye bye london, hello Eastbourne
Hello there people, one of the reasons I haven't written anything in my blog recently is because I have moved from London to Eastbourne. I have been in London all of my 39 years and it is time...Comments: 2
Doctor who hears voices film night
Fundraiser Event at the Candid Arts Trust 6th November 2009 screening of Leo Regan/The Doctor who Hears Voices with Q/A with Doctor and the protagonist Rufus May This is to raise money for a...Comments: 0
30 August 2009
Dolly Sen says:
I DO MIND FILMS presents ‘voices from a strange land’ Lurking behind tabloid interest in the mental health crises of celebrities is a vast unease around mental ill-health. The everyday...Comments: 2
27 August 2009
Dolly Sen will be reading from a tree top in Regents Park, London!
Survivor's poetry and music - Mad Chicks and the Bath Mad Hatters Budding Hub Gallery, Fri 28th August 2009 6:00pm - 8:00pm A multi-faceted cornucopia of readings, talks and sound performances...Comments: 0
7 August 2009
Dolly Sen says 'life has been normal - this must change!'
hey there guys, the last month I have been mostly in front of my computer, fundraising and form filling, and there's nothing to report about that, except it seems easier to write a book than fill out...Comments: 1