{"product_id":"c-nto-othered-poems-paperback","title":"C+nto: \u0026 Othered Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoelle Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE T. S. ELIOT PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE POLARI BOOK PRIZE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe female body is a political space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eC+nto\u003c\/i\u003e enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture, telling the inside story of the protests they led in the '90s to reclaim their bodies as their own - their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. History, magic, rebellion, party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor's cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart-memoir and part-conjecture, Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical, expansive, imagistic, epic and intimate. \u003ci\u003eC+nto\u003c\/i\u003e is a love poem, a riot, a late night, and an honouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe female body is a political space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eC+nto\u003c\/i\u003e enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture, telling the inside story of the protests they led in the '90s to reclaim their bodies as their own - their difficult balance between survival and self-expression. History, magic, rebellion, party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor's cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart-memoir and part-conjecture, Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical, expansive, imagistic, epic and intimate. \u003ci\u003eC+nto\u003c\/i\u003e is a love poem, a riot, a late night, and an honouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoelle Taylor is an award-winning poet, playwright\u003cbr\u003eand author. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Saboteur Spoken\u003cbr\u003eWord Artist of the Year (2022), Taylor is the host and co-curator of\u003cbr\u003eOut-Spoken, the UK's premier poetry and music club, currently resident at the\u003cbr\u003eSouthbank Centre. A former UK slam champion, she founded SLAMbassadors, the\u003cbr\u003eUK's youth slam championships, in 2001 and was its Artistic Director and\u003cbr\u003eNational Coach until 2018. Taylor is the author of three plays, a forthcoming\u003cbr\u003enovel and four poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eC+nto \u0026amp; Othered\u003cbr\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2021 T. S. Eliot Prize and was longlisted\u003cbr\u003efor the 2021 Ondaatje Prize. Her documentary \u003ci\u003eButch\u003c\/i\u003e was recently featured on BBC Radio 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767929241888,"sku":"9781908906489","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d3cf5b90c4ceb5ca5ccbaffa8aef7547.webp?v=1780320755","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/c-nto-othered-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}