Divisible by Itself and One: Kae Tempest

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Stories of transformation hold a central place in Tempest’s work, their best to date; here, the poet considers the changes that are sometimes required to be oneself. Tempest uses words like a time traveller, taking the reader into fragments of their own lives, successes and heartbreaks.

Questions of integrity – hence the prime number of the title – are addressed in direct, affecting terms: how can we be true to ourselves while under constant pressure to conform? The Loop" was the standout, and the final poem, a "Love Song" dedicated to the LGBT+ community was a powerful and beautiful way to close the collection. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. A new poetry collection from Britain's foremost truth-teller, in Divisible by Itself and One Kae Tempest masterfully steers a path between their more public-facing performance and dramatic work and the contemplative voice that came to the fore in Running Upon the Wires. I think my favorites were "Mountain road at midnight, Crete" and "The loop", although there were quite a few that made me underline lines like crazy and subsequently lead me to stare at my bedroom ceiling for half an hour (which is my preferred outcome for reading poetry).The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series. I always feel galvanised, inspired and in awe after seeing them totally immersed in their craft and passion. Even in cases where the poem itself didn't touch me as much as others, it still had a melodic flow that made it very enjoyable to read.

Everyone needs to hear and feel the raw sometimes, and these collections always manage the reflection without the melancholy - more stating as a fact but without burying the pain purposefully deep or out of reach. Stories of transformation hold a central place in Tempest's work, their best to date; here, the poet considers the changes that are sometimes required to be oneself. Divisible by Itself and One is also a book about human form, the body as boundary and how we are read by the world. There were some great and lovely poems in this collection and Tempest's rhythm and feeling for language is amazing. Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There were moments of Tempest genius in here but this collection didn't seem to have the same urgency and direction as the likes of Hold Your Own or Let them Eat Chaos. Divisible by Itself and One is also a book about human form, the body as boundary and how we are read by the world. Infused with all of their rich lyrical skill and unforgettable imagery, Tempest's bravura collection mines themes of transformation, identity and reaction against conformity with unparalleled insight and verve. Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest.