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POETRY

72 Pages, 5.5 x 8.25

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $15.95 (US $15.95) (CA $17.95)

Publication Date: December 2013

ISBN 9781845232061

Rights: US & CA

Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (Dec 2013)

Price: $15.95
 
 

Overview

Wit and engaging language lighten the heavy subject matter of the poetry in this collection, based on a former ad man’s true-life experiences of redemption and a developing conscience after leaving the advertising business. The poems take on the world of consumerism and address issues such as overconsumption, commercialism, mental health, spirituality, politics, the environment, and global justice. Poet Sai Murray makes powerful connections between the monopoly capitalist control of global commerce, the threats of the food industry to human health, and the danger to the increasingly fragile ecology of the planet. He utilizes a variety of styles—from autobiographical confessions and dramatic monologues to parodies of the language of the Red Tops, clichés of political rulers, and Facebook trivializations of community—to express his desire to cauterize the deceits of language and to convey his vision of a world with equality, liberty, and fraternity.

Reviews

"A captivating performer and a brilliant, thought-provoking wordsmith. . . . Seriously playful and playfully serious." —Dorothea Smartt, author, Ship Shape

"A linguistic energy which is potent both in performance and on the page." —Caryl Phillips, author, Foreigners

"Exploratory, original, and engaged." —Robert Newman, political comedian and author

"A truly original voice." —Courttia Newland, author, Snakeskin

"One of the foremost Black writers to emerge from Yorkshire in recent years." —Kadija George, Sable LitMag

"Easily one of the most talented writers that I have worked with. . . . A quite distinct voice." —Kadija Sesay, editor, Red series

Author Biography

Sai Murray is a writer, a poet, an artist, an activist, and a graphic designer. He is the creative director of Liquorice Fish, a facilitator for SHAKE!, and the communications director for Leeds Young Authors. He runs regular creative writing workshops and mentoring sessions with Artists in Mind. He is the author of Kill Myself Now: The True Confessions of an Advertising Genius.

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