Hold Your Own

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. Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature. 'Dazzling' – Metro 'Mesmerising' – The Observer 'A game-changer' – The Independent