Synopsis
Hold Your Own, Kae Tempest's first full-length poetry 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.
'Dazzling' – Metro
'Mesmerising' – The Observer
'A game-changer' – The Independent
Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.
Details
09 October 2014
128 pages
9781447241225
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
“The picture emerges of a diverse, fluid writer and performer who is spreading her wings anew”Charles Hutchinson, Press (York)
“Tempest follows her Ted Hughes Prize-winning Brand New Ancients with a bold retelling of the myth of Tiresias. In a voice at once inviting and challenging, erudite and incongruous, the 28-year-old south Londoner confirms her position as one of literature's most remarkable millennials”Books of the Year 2014, Financial Times
“Tempest collection feels like a game-changer. Tempest has forged her own voice, unlike anything else in the mainstream poetry world”Independent on Sunday, Independent on Sunday
“Poet, performer, novelist: the rise of the uncategorisable Kate Tempest”Laura Barton, The Guardian
