{"product_id":"hold-your-own-poems-9781632862051","title":"Hold Your Own: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\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\u003eKate Tempest, winner of the Ted Hughes Award for \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e and 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, \u003ci\u003eHold Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e is 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--and a hugely ambitious leap forward for one of the most broadly talented and compelling young writers today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632862051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\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\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kate Tempest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663522918556,"sku":"9781632862051","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e3ec5bca-19b8-4ca3-91ed-6de39b810cf1.jpg?v=1603904502","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hold-your-own-poems-9781632862051","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}