Speaking in Tongues by Laura Taylor
Laura's third collection is a rallying call for action and challenges inequality, oppression and division with passion, objectivity, empathy and humour. This is politically astute, socially conscious and uncompromising poetry, which explores the slippery and inconclusive condition of language, the power of ideology, and the process of myth-making.
This is Taylor at her bestHer energy, anger and passion are apparent in every word. Her writing is urgent, powerful and her punches land. A must-have collection. Buy this book. Emma Purshouse, poet laureate for Wolverhampton; Poems to have a beer with, to sit round a fire and keep warm with, to rage against the system with, to take to the streets with. Steph Pike, poet; Tongues of fire in a time of plague. Raging against conspiracy theorists, defending the vulnerable, the homeless, the old, the hardest hit in the worst of times. A supremely clever working-class poet. Attila the Stockbroker, poet & musician; If there was an equivalent of Masterchef for cooking words into exquisitely tasty and surprising dishes, then Taylor would win it. Hot. Flavourful. Authentic. Instant pleasure with a long, lingering aftertaste. Janine Booth, poet & writer; At times forceful, at others lyrical ... crosses from personal to political and cross-examines who we were and who we have become. Winston Plowes, poet; This is Taylor's best yet. Her language is lush and confident, and her range is limitless ... wise, honest, funny, angry, mature and assured. This book is the tonic we all need. Cathy Thomas-Bryant, poet & writer
Laura Taylor was born into a working-class family in the North of England in 1968 and now lives and works in Merseyside. Obsessed by words and language since childhood, everything fell into place when she stumbled across semiotics and its psychedelic tentacles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781838118594 |
| ISBN 10 | 1838118594 |
| Title | Speaking in Tongues |
| Author | Laura Taylor |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Flapjack Press |
| Year published | 2021-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 90 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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