{"product_id":"brand-new-ancients-a-poem-paperback","title":"Brand New Ancients: A Poem - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKae Tempest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith this dazzling modern myth in verse, Kae Tempest became the youngest winner of the prestigious Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes, the gods are on the park bench, the gods are on the bus, \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe gods are all here, the gods are in us. \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe gods are timeless, fearless, fighting to be bold, \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003econviction is a heavy hand to hold, \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egrip it, winged sandals tearing up the pavement -- \/ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou, me, everyone: Brand New Ancients.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKae Tempest's words in \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients \u003c\/i\u003eare written to be read aloud; the book combines poem, rap, and humanist sermon, by turns tender and fierce. Set in Southeast London, \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients \u003c\/i\u003efinds the mythic in the mundane. It is the story of two half-brothers, Thomas and Clive, unknown to each other -- Thomas the result of an affair between his mother and Clive's father. Tempest, with wide-ranging empathy, takes us inside the passionless marriage of Jane and Kevin -- the man who suspects Thomas is not his son, but loves him just the same -- and the neighboring home of Mary and Brian, where betrayal has not been so placidly accepted. The sons of these two households -- quiet, creative Thomas and angry, destructive Clive -- will cross paths in adolescence, their fates converging with mortal fury. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese characters' loves, their infidelities, their disappointments and their small comforts -- these, Tempest argues, are timeless. Our lives and our choices are no less important than those of history and myth. Awarded the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e insists on our importance as individuals -- and asserts Kae Tempest's importance as a talent impossible to ignore.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKae Tempest\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet. They are also a writer, a lyricist, a performer and a recording artist. They have published plays, poems, a novel, a book length non-fiction essay, released albums and toured extensively, selling out shows from Reykjavik to Rio de Janeiro. They received Mercury Music Prize nominations for both of the albums \u003ci\u003eEverybody Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet Them Eat Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e and two Ivor Novello nominations for their song-writing on \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Traps and Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e. They were named a Next Generation Poet in 2014, a once in a decade accolade. They received the Ted Hughes Award for their longform narrative poem \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e and the Leone D'Argento at the Venice Teatro Biennale for their work as a playwright. Their books have been translated into eleven languages and published to critical acclaim around the world. They were born in London in 1985 where they still live. They hope to continue putting words together for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760277881120,"sku":"9781632862075","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ea4c970e52f3a1df637e73848884831d.webp?v=1780176249","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/brand-new-ancients-a-poem-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}