A powerful poetry collection full of the drama, musicality and lyricism that Jackie Kay is famed for. Exploring the themes of identity and age, this collection includes poems about the old days and the new days, and the places associated with an older generation, who often live dreamlike, isolated existences not only geographically, but also in the memory. Nature and the elements play a big role too: trees, the moon, the sea, fire. Jackie Kay's style is one moment witty, the next melancholic, or gently surreal and in this brilliant reissued collection, her poems are infused with warmth and colour: in particular, the colour RED. Perfect for fans of The Gift by Carol Ann Duffy and Rob Ryan, this gorgeous new gift edition is a must-have for any poetry fan.
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Weight: 230g
Dimensions: 170 x 170mm
Publication Date: 05 Sep 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Age Group: Ages 12+
ISBN13: 9781526614841
About Jackie Kay
Jackie Kay is an award-winning writer of fiction poetry and plays. Born in Edinburgh to a Scottish mother and Nigerian father she was adopted as a baby by a white couple. Kay's awareness of her different heritages inspired her first book of poetry The Adoption Papers which won the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year and a commendation from the Forward Poetry Prize judges. Subsequent collections have gone on to win numerous awards. In 2006 Jackie was awarded an MBE. In 2007 she picked up the decibel Writer of the Year prize as part of the British Book Awards. Jackie is the current Makar National Poet for Scotland. She currently lives in Manchester. Rob Ryan was born in Cyprus. He studied Fine Art at Trent Polytechnic and at the Royal College of Art in London where he specialised in Printmaking. Rob has exhibited widely across the UK and internationally and has written and illustrated several books This Is For You A Sky Full Of Kindness and a trilogy of childrens books. He lives and works in London UK.