Hold Your Own

<p><b><i>Hold Your Own</i>, Kae Tempest's first full-length poetry collection for Picador is an ambitious, multi-voiced work based around the mythical figure of Tiresias.</b><br><br>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.<br><br><b>Part of the Picador Collection, a series celebrating fifty years of Picador books and showcasing the best of modern literature.</b><br><br><b>'Dazzling' – <i>Metro</i><br>'Mesmerising' – <i>The Observer</i><br>'A game-changer' – <i>The Independent</i></b></p>