EAN: 9781526658678

CONTENT WARNING - AKWAEKE EMEZI GEBUNDEN

'A triumph ... A wholly original and creative mind' NEW YORK TIMES 'A multi-genre phenomena 
it's a triumph of a creative mind' GLAMOUR 'Frightens and astonishes ... Combines Maya
Angelou's passion and Sylvia Plath's devastating self-inquisition' GUARDIAN 'Emezi is a dream
of a writer' BOLU BABALOLA ________________________ A fiercely contemporary collection which
renegotiates the contract between poet and reader in the light of this moment in human history
from the bestselling author of The Death of Vivek Oji Content Warning: Everything concerns
itself with the fugitive nature of being in the world especially  but not exclusively  within
blackness. The poems reshape possibilities for poetry by paying close attention to the author's
rhythm of thought  making a series of durable anthems from the noise of the contemporary
moment. In this bold debut poetry collection  Akwaeke Emezi - award-winning author of
Freshwater  PET  The Death of Vivek Oji and Dear Senthuran - imagines a new depth of belonging.
Crafted of both divine and earthly materials  these poems travel from home to homesickness 
tracing desire to surrender and abuse to survival  while mapping out a chosen family that
includes the son of god  mary auntie  and magdalene with the chestnut eyes. Written from a
spiritfirst perspective and celebrating the essence of self that is impossible to drown  kill 
or reduce  Content Warning: Everything distills the radiant power and epic grief of a
mischievous and wanting young deity  embodied.

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