Hold Your Own

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PRE-ORDER NOW: 10 SEPT 2026 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 Tire sias. 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. Show more