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Hold your own : poems / Kae Tempest.

by Tempest, Kae

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Bloomsbury USA, 2015, c2014.

English poetry -- 21st century.

Tiresias (Greek mythology) -- Poetry.

Rap musicians -- England -- Poetry.

9781632862051 (pbk.)

First U.S. edition.

107 pages ; 21 cm.

"First published by Picador in 2014"--Title page verso.

"My heart throws its head against my ribs, / it's denting every bone it's venting something it has known since I arrived and felt it beat." Kae Tempest, widely regarded as the UK's leading spoken word poet, has produced a new poem sequence of electrifying power. Based on the myth of the blind prophet Tiresias, a riveting tale of youth and experience, sex and love, wealth and poverty, community and alienation. Walking in the forest one morning, a young man disturbs two copulating snakes and is punished by the goddess Hera, who turns him into a woman. This is only the beginning of his journey. Weaving elements of classical myth, autobiography and social commentary, Tempest uses the story of the gender-switching, clairvoyant Tiresias to create four sequences of poems, addressing childhood, manhood, womanhood, and late life. The result is a rhythmically hypnotic tour de force"--Provided by publisher.

"Kae Tempest is an English poet, musical artist and playwright. In 2013, they won the Ted Hughes Award for their work Brand New Ancients. Their albums Everybody Down and Let Them Eat Chaos have been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Their accompanying poetry book Let Them Eat Chaos was nominated for the Costa Book of the Year in the Poetry Category. They were nominated as Best Female Solo Performer at the 2018 Brit Awards. Tempest grew up in Brockley, South East London. Tempest first performed when they were 16, at open mic nights at Deal Real, a small hip-hop store in Carnaby Street in London's West End. They toured internationally with their band Sound of Rum until they disbanded in 2012, before being commissioned to write their first play, Wasted. In 2013, they released their first poetry book Everything Speaks in its Own Way. At 26, they launched the theatrical spoken word piece Brand New Ancients at the Battersea Arts Centre (2012). In 2014 they released the album Everybody Down. In October 2014, their first poetry collection for Picador, Hold Your Own, was published. In April 2016, their debut novel The Bricks That Built The Houses was published"--From wikipedia.org website.

English poetry.

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