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Anthony Brenton

Anthony Brenton is a novelist and poet living in Newfoundland and Labrador. He is the author of several books, including the novel, A Book, and a collection of poetry, The Mechanical Egg Bughouse. The majority of Brenton’s writing is threaded with his experiences living with mental illness.

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    First Person

    Stress dreams and endless checking of locks: What a day with obsessive compulsive disorder is like

    In a searing guest column, poet and writer Anthony Brenton describes in vivid detail what it's like to live with obsessive compulsive disorder.
    Canada Nfld. & Labrador
    First Person

    An endless ark of medication: Here's how I endured a voyage through psychiatric drugs

    It all started with just one prescription, for an antidepressant. In time, Anthony Brenton was prescribed "all description of pill and capsule," and came to know a hopeless terror. In a powerful essay, the writer and poet describes how he came through.
    Canada Nfld. & Labrador
    Point of View

    One man's personal journey into a mental health inferno

    People entering the Waterford Hospital do so in all states, writes contributor Anthony Brenton. "The hysterical, the drugged-out, the fragile and afraid, people fighting against it and people begging for entry."
    Canada Nfld. & Labrador