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Mantente firme by Kae Tempest

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maximauve's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

hilbohaggins's review against another edition

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5.0

This was a fantastic collection of poetry written with so much eloquence and fluidity. The poems are centered around a modernized version of Tiresias, who was a famous prophet in Ancient Greek mythology. To put it in as few words as possible: Tiresias was a man who got himself into some trouble and was then cursed to spend part of his life as a woman. The book is split into four sections: Childhood, Womanhood, Manhood, and Blind Prophet. The last grouping was my favorite of the four; it really touched on some heavy truths of mankind. Regardless, the whole book contained deeply emotional poetry that I think everyone can connect to in one way or another and it's written in a way that is so universal.

(Also the physical copy of the book is just stunning)

marthedbsr's review against another edition

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5.0

Kae weet hoe poëzie te schrijven wauwie

polly_baker's review against another edition

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5.0

"you feel like someone just lay you down on your back and showed you the sky."

Like a hot blade through a heart of butter. I ache.

amortristis's review against another edition

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4.0

Tiresias haunts this anthology.

I feel like Tempest sometimes gets a little carried away. They try to include every aspect of the Tiresias myth (childhood, womanhood, manhood, blinding, clairvoyance) in the poems about that figure, plus they get a bit lost in their admittedly enthralling rhythms. Basically, I think some of the poems overstay their welcome. But that’s okay.

I like “Tiresias” despite its flaws. I also like “Man down” and “The downside”

CONTENT WARNINGS: sexual content, some body horror, injury, war