{"product_id":"9781632862051","title":"Hold Your Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy heart throws its head against my ribs, \/ it's denting every bone it's venting something it has known since I arrived and felt it beat.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Tempest, winner of the Ted Hughes Award for \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e and widely regarded as the UK's leading spoken word poet, has produced a new poem-sequence of electrifying power. Based on the myth of the blind prophet Tiresias, \u003ci\u003eHold Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting tale of youth and experience, sex and love, wealth and poverty, community and alienation. Walking in the forest one morning, a young man disturbs two copulating snakes—and is punished by the goddess Hera, who turns him into a woman. This is only the beginning of his journey . . . Weaving elements of classical myth, autobiography and social commentary, Tempest uses the story of the gender-switching, clairvoyant Tiresias to create four sequences of poems, addressing childhood, manhood, womanhood, and late life. The result is a rhythmically hypnotic tour de force—and a hugely ambitious leap forward for one of the most broadly talented and compelling young writers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48347555725552,"sku":"9781632862051","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781632862051_p0.jpg?v=1764631167","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781632862051","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}