{"product_id":"hold-your-own-by-kate-tempest","title":"Hold Your Own by Kae Tempest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut on dark days he likes to walk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeside the heartsick sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd as the waves begin to howl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe drops down to his knees,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd cries for all he's lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd for all he used to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHold Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vastly popular and accomplished performance poet, Tempest commands a huge and dedicated following on the performance and rap circuit.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ 128 pages \u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003ekate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32027194556501,"sku":"","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/products\/9781447241218.jpg?v=1586778877","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/hold-your-own-by-kate-tempest","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}