Manorism

Manorism
Yomi Sode
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 128pg
27 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780141998572
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Caravaggio and code-switching- the thrillingly original poetry debut exploring Nigerian-British diaspora experienceIn poems exploring family, survival, generational trauma and the complexities of belonging, Manorism is an examination of the lives of Black British men and boys. At the heart of the book is the ongoing pressure of code-switching - changing one' s behaviour and language to suit radically different cultural contexts and environments. The violence of artists such as Caravaggio in seventeenth-century Rome and modern-day commentary by the likes of David Starkey and Piers Morgan provide a lens for considering differences of impunity afforded to white and Black people. Snippets of Yoruba interweave with English, and a moving final sequence - adapted for the Almeida stage in June 2021 to glowing reviews from the Guardian, Time Out and others - charts the dramatic reconciliations surrounding a death in the family. The result is a thrillingly original book that charts the vulnerabilities and rich nuances of Black masculinity in Britain.
A remarkable, textured education in what it means to be made up of different parts, of light and dark places, and of worlds that we know, and that we don' t. Yomi Sode is a beautiful storyteller who pieces it all together -- Candice Carty-Williams In his juxtapositions of paintings, black urban life and media, he makes us think of what poetry can be: that the book itself is the poem, and each topic a stanza in a bigger epiphany . . . A must for all lovers of poetry and its power -- Roger Robinson
Yomi Sode is an award-winning Nigerian British writer. He is a recipient of the 2019 Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship and was shortlisted for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021. His acclaimed one-man show COAT toured nationally to sold-out audiences, including at the Brighton Festival, Roundhouse Camden and the Battersea Arts Centre. In 2020 his libretto Remnants, written in collaboration with award-winning composer James B. Wilson and performed with Chineke! Orchestra, premiered on BBC Radio 3. In 2021, his play, and breathe. . . premiered at the Almeida Theatre to rave reviews. Yomi is a Complete Works alumnus and a member of Malika' s Poetry Kitchen. He is the founder of BoxedIn, First Five, The Daddy Diaries and mentorship programme 12 in 12.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780141998572
Published: 27 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 128

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