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Everything

by Akwaeke Emezi

'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

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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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Pages:

64

Published:

1 Feb 2024

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

ISBN:

9781526661616



'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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I haven't been this moved by a poetry collection in some time. Despite its slim size, it took me some time to get through -partially due to the tears, but mostly because I wanted to savour every letter. Emezi grapples with family, faith & identity, emerging as their own distinct powerful being.

Eden's avatarEden, Unity Books wellington
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