Megalomaniac
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Product details
- ISBN 9781844713127
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jun 2007
- Publisher: Salt Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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“I was blown away by the quality … ”
—Aftab Hussain, Peshkar theatre
“Megalomaniac is a beautifully written and performed piece of work. Shamshad Khan intelligently and humorously plays with ideas of fame and identity”
—Geraldine Collinge, Apples and Snakes
“I’ve been waiting years for Shamshad to publish a sole collection. Here it is at last, a flag in the mountain side of her journey. Read it and savour the view. It is vivid, vivacious and veracious.”
—Lemn Sissay
“When I first saw Shamshad Khan read her poetry I was so moved that I haven’t stopped moving yet. I prayed to the god of poetry that her work would be put into print. Deliverance is sweet.”
—Benjamin Zephaniah
Shamshad Khan was born in Leeds in 1964 and now lives and works in Manchester. She trained as a biologist, researched in animal behaviour and worked on low pay and employment issues. She currently sits part-time as a lay member for employment tribunals. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and been featured on BBC Radio 3 and 4. Her poetic monologue “Hard Cut” was performed for the conference of women live art performers (Berne, Switzerland) and Khala Ghoda Festival (Mumbai, India). Her show megalomaniac as featured in this collection toured the UK. The pieces ‘Megalomaniac’ and ‘Hard Cut’ were both directed by Mark Whitelaw, winner of the Lawrence Olivier Award 2004. Her performances have included collaborations with musicians, beatboxer and video artist. She is co-editor of two anthologies of poetry for crocus books.
