Description
Hold Your Own, Kae Tempest’s first full-length 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.
A vastly popular and accomplished performance poet, Tempest commands a huge and dedicated following on the performance and rap circuit. Brand New Ancients, also available from Picador, won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and has played to packed concert halls on both sides of the Atlantic.
Footnotes to Water 
You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus 
States of Happiness 
Essential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy 
In Reality 
Strong Words 
Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy 
Gold from the Stone 
Women in comfortable shoes 
Words the Turtle Taught Me 
Being Alive 
Milk and Honey