Hold Your Own
09 October 2014Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Hold Your Own, 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.
A vastly...
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09 October 2014128 pages
9781447241225Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Poet, performer, novelist: the rise of the uncategorisable Kate TempestLaura Barton, Guardian
Tempest's voice looks to be one we will be hearing for some while to comeLaura Barton, Guardian
Dazzling wordsmithery. . . As anyone who has seen her perform will know, she doesn't just paint pictures with words when she performs, she paints fireworks in the night skyClaire Allfree, Metro
A winning wielder of words. . . The common thread through Tempest's diverse work is her love of words. In mesmerising rhyme and galloping rhythm, her passion for the classics collides with urban street slang, social observation, consumerism and the concerns of contemporary youthMichael Hogan, Observer
