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This collection will resonate with readers interested in contemporary poetry that intertwines personal and political themes with philosophical depth. Fans of modern British poetry, spoken word, and explorations of identity and integrity will find this work compelling.
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See moreIntroducing the new poetry collection from Kae Tempest, Divisible by Itself and One.
A powerful collection of poems from one of the UK's most dynamic performers.
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I want to sing you early songs. Go deeper.
I want to take you back where you began,
Find the scraps of you you hid in secret
And bring them back to life beneath my tongue.
Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative and metaphysical note running through, it is a book engaged with the big questions and the emotional states in which we live and create. Some of the poems experiment with form, some are free, and yet all are politically and morally conscious. Divisible by Itself and One is also a book about human form, the body as boundary and how we are read by the world. Taking its bearings - and title - from the prime number, Divisible by Itself and One is concerned, ultimately, with integrity: how to live in honest relationship with oneself and others.
"Tempest delivers their thoughts gorgeously, rhythmically, but also with clarity and a fierce grace" Observer
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Critics laude Tempest as a "winning wielder of words" (Observer) and "one of the brightest British talents around" (Guardian). Praised for forging a unique voice in mainstream poetry (Independent on Sunday), Tempest transcends poetry and music with dazzling lyricism (The Telegraph). Their work is noted for blending the vernacular with big metaphysical questions, evoking contemporary English life with poetic clarity and grace (The New York Times). Those familiar with their performances recognise the powerful musicality and confident articulation in their writing (Poetry London, Metro).
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ISBN: 9781529073119
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 108g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Kae Tempest is a poet. They are also a writer, a lyricist, a performer and a recording artist. They have published plays, poems, a novel and a book-length essay, released albums and toured extensively, selling out shows from Reykjavik to Rio de Janeiro. They received Mercury Music Prize nominations for both of the albums Everybody Down and Let Them Eat Chaos, and two Ivor Novello nominations for their song-writing on The Book of Traps and Lessons. They were named a Next Generation Poet in 2014, a once-in-a-decade accolade. Tempest also received the Ted Hughes Award for their long-form narrative poem Brand New Ancients and the Leone D'Argento at the Venice Teatro Biennale for their work as a playwright. Their books have been translated into eleven languages and published to critical acclaim around the world. They were born in London in 1985, where they still live. They hope to continue putting words together for a long time.
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