<p><em>The New Asylum</em> is the third volume in a series of free-verse poetry anthologies and personal memoirs from Australian author Frank Prem (<em>Small Town Kid, Devil In The Wind</em>).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This collection is an expos&eacute; of life in the public psychiatric system, spanning five decades and describing sometimes graphically, sometimes ironically, often poignantly, and always honestly, a search for meaning in extraordinary and often incomprehensible circumstances.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The journey begins with childhood experiences of watching immigrant parents earn their living in the Mayday Hills Mental Asylum&hellip; progresses through the oddities and antics of psychiatric nurse training in the 1970s&hellip; on to the high-pressure coalface of managing regional centres facing an inundation of modern urban challenges&hellip; and finally, settles into the generally calmer waters of a small town residential facility.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join Frank Prem on his<em> New Asylum</em> journey, and discover what it means to become that particular &lsquo;<em>mental health creature</em>&rsquo; that is a psychiatric nurse.</p>