The Pride of Lions
The Pride of Lions
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The Pride of Lions by Joolz
Joolz's third collection The Pride of Lions showed her in a new light, now as much a story-teller as a performance poet. Her powerful accounts of life in the modern city are as compelling as the stories of the ancients. In her gripping tales of self-destruction, death and desolation, cruelty is mental and violence happens in the home. And yet, even in a world of trapped lives, injustice and betrayal, not all hopes are blighted, and there is some redemption, however frail, through love.
A new way of dealing with timeless themes (blood, death, the tainting of the seasons etc) and that's a massive achievement.. Some of the poems take your breath away. * City Life *
Adopting the shell-shocked fragmented personae of war veterans, bitter young mothers and delinquent drug addicts, Joolz throws a harsh chilling light on modern life... She is also an outrageously funny woman with a biting ridicule taken straight from everyday life. * Sounds *
Adopting the shell-shocked fragmented personae of war veterans, bitter young mothers and delinquent drug addicts, Joolz throws a harsh chilling light on modern life... She is also an outrageously funny woman with a biting ridicule taken straight from everyday life. * Sounds *
Joolz (Denby) has performed her work throughout Britain, Europe and North America at major international festivals, at rock gigs, and in numerous pubs and clubs. Her books of poetry include Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know (Virgin, 1986), Emotional Terrorism (Bloodaxe Books, 1990), The Pride of Lions (Bloodaxe Books, 1994) and Pray for Us Sinners (Comma Press, 2005). She has written several novels, winning the Crimewriters' Association Award for New Crime Writer of the Year with her novel Stone Baby (HarperCollins) in 1998. Her novel Billie Morgan (Serpent's Tail) was shortlisted for the Orange Prize For Literature. She has also released albums of her poetry set to music by Jah Wobble, Justin Sullivan, Mik Davis and Henning Nugel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781852242947 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852242949 |
| Title | The Pride of Lions |
| Author | Joolz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloodaxe Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |