{"product_id":"hold-your-own-kae-tempest-9781632862051","title":"Hold Your Own: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom playwright, novelist, spoken-word star, and the youngest-ever winner of the Ted Hughes Award, an electrifying poem-sequence based on the myth of the gender-switching prophet Tiresias.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalking 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. So begins \u003ci\u003eHold Your Own, \u003c\/i\u003e a riveting tale of youth and experience, wealth and poverty, sex and love, that draws ancient figures into a fiercely contemporary vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving elements of classical myth, autobiography and social commentary, Tempest uses the story of the blind, clairvoyant Tiresias to create four sequences of poems, addressing childhood, manhood, womanhood, and late life. The result is a rhythmically hypnotic \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e--and a hugely ambitious leap forward for one of the most broadly talented and compelling young writers today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kae Tempest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632862050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632862051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 pg. 133","brand":"Kae Tempest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043125620991,"sku":"9781632862051","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_afc02323-10ab-41c1-871e-4382733a3c2e.jpg?v=1684965399","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hold-your-own-kae-tempest-9781632862051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}