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Kae Tempest
Winner of the Ted Hughes Prize for innovation in poetry, Kae Tempest’s Brand New Ancients plays with mythology to tell the story of young people in modern times as their…
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A stunning play from the Mercury Prize-winning poet Kae Tempest.
Staggering talent Kae Tempest’s first work of non-fiction: a meditation on the power of creative connection.
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New poetry from a fiercely talented, Ted Hughes Award-winning poet.
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A powerful new collection of poems from one of the UK’s most dynamic performers
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Kate Tempest’s powerful new narrative poem - set to music on her album of the same title - illuminates the lives of a single city street, creating an electric, humming…
The highly anticipated debut novel from Kate Tempest–acclaimed poet, playwright, rapper, and recording artist–proves her talent to be boundless and unstoppable.
The leading poet of her generation returns with a deeply personal third collection, Running Upon The Wires.
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From award-winning writer, spoken-word star, and spellbinding performer Kae Tempest, an unabashedly intimate poetry collection that confirms them as one of our most important poetic truth tellers.
From playwright, novelist, spoken-word star, and the youngest-ever winner of the Ted Hughes Award, an electrifying poem-sequence based on the myth of the gender-switching prophet Tiresias.
Winner of the Ted Hughes Prize for innovation in poetry, Kate Tempest’s Brand New Ancients plays with mythology to tell the story of young people in modern times as their…
Wasted is the first play by renowned performance poet Kae Tempest, featuring their trademark lyrical ferocity in a dynamic theatrical work.
Acclaimed writer and spoken-word artist Kae Tempest’s latest play, set in a women’s prison, which looks at the possibility of redemption through music, love and human connection.
Kate Tempest
With this dazzling modern myth in verse, Kae Tempest became the youngest winner of the prestigious Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.
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Gil Scott-Heron
‘A poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanised generations.’ - GQ. Introduced by Kate Tempest.
Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan’s luminous anthology, 100 Queer Poems, is a celebration of thrilling contemporary voices and visionary poets of the past. Featuring Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Ocean…