Hold Your Own

Hold Your Own, Kae Tempest's first full-length poetry collection for Picador is an ambitious, multi-voiced work based around the mythical figure of Tiresias.This four-part work follows him through ...

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