Description
| Product ID: | 9781447241218 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Hold Your Own |
| Authors: | Author: Kae Tempest |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating New poetry from a fiercely talented, Ted Hughes Award-winning poet. <p><i>Hold Your Own</i>, Kae Tempest's first full-length collection for Picador is an ambitious, multi-voiced work based around the mythical figure of Tiresias. This four-part work follows him through his transformations from child, man and woman to blind prophet; through this structure, Tempest holds up a mirror to contemporary life in a direct and provocative way rarely associated with poetry.<br><br>A vastly popular and accomplished performance poet, Tempest commands a huge and dedicated following on the performance and rap circuit. <i>Brand New Ancients</i>, also available from Picador, won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and has played to packed concert halls on both sides of the Atlantic.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-10-09 |
