Slug

Slug
Hollie McNish
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NZ$ 27.99
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Paperback
h196 x 126mm - 496pg
3 Feb 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780349726366
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' One of the best poets we have' MATT HAIG ' She writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love' KAE TEMPEST ' Hollie always articulates exactly how I feel' CHARLY COX The new collection of poetry and prose from the Ted Hughes Award-winning author of Nobody Told MeFrom Finnish saunas and soppy otters to grief, grandparents and Kellogg' s anti-masturbation pants, Slug is a book which holds a mirror lovingly up to the world, past and present, through Hollie' s driving, funny, hopeful poetry and prose. Slug is about the human condition: of birth and death and how we manage the possibilities in-between. ' The inimitable words of poet/goddess Hollie McNish once again hold up honest, damn funny and refreshing takes on the everydayness of our lives . . . Never have we needed her more' STYLIST
Piercing poetry . . . This is exactly what we all need. The inimitable words of poet/goddess Hollie McNish once again hold up honest, damn funny and refreshing takes on the everydayness of our lives: the social demands, sex and orgasms, our bodies, judgement from friends (and ourselves). Never have we needed her more -- Francesca Brown * Stylist * I love Hollie' s poems. There is such raw honesty and warmth and often humour within them. She is one of the best poets we have -- Matt Haig I' ve loved her work for years -- Jo Brand Hollie is a total wordsmith. She makes me howl with laughter one moment and burst into tears the next -- Paapa Essiedu I can' t take my ears off her -- Benjamin Zephaniah Hollie always articulates exactly how I feel, like she lives in my head -- Charly Cox, author of Validate Me and She Must Be Mad Makes so many of us feel seen . . . [Hollie] quickly breaks the heart and then heals it, before you have time to even take a breath -- Kara Scott, TV personality, journalist and poker player Gorgeous fingering poems -- Bryony Gordon, author of Mad Girl and The Wrong Knickers A new collection from the exciting and divisive Ted Hughes Award winning poet and author of Nobody Told Me. This time she' s tackling birth, death and female body parts with her characteristic confrontational gaze -- Claire Allfree * Metro (Ten gripping books to look out for in 2021) * Honest and insightful, hilarious and impudent. We could all do with paying attention to what McNish tells us through her writing, where she directs our attention and the worlds she opens -- Anthony Anaxagorou, author of After the Formalities McNish has a striking capacity for intimacy in places least expected. There are no tricks in her work, except like all the best magicians and wordsmiths, I can see what she' s doing but not how she did it. The Poetry world needs a Tracey Emin like the art world did. It' s Hollie McNish -- Lemn Sissay Slug covers so much - motherhood, gender, lockdown, loss, sex and a multitude of other topics - and yet Hollie McNish explores each with such care, nuance and wit. Hugely moving, very funny, this is an irreverent, uplifting and sharp collection of prose, poetry and fiction -- Anna James, former editor at The Bookseller and author of the Pages & Co series Within the first six pages I had phoned my dad to tell him I love him and had a crying fit about how much I miss my gran, so well done I say -- Shappi Khorsandi From the defiant title to the irreverent, incisive and transgressive poetry within, Slug is an encyclopedia for negotiating twenty-first century living. McNish' s work is a constant challenge to sexism, racism, intolerance and bigotry, each piece delivered with the swag of a girl queuing up outside the Headteacher' s office. Whatever the subject, the result is warm, often hilarious and sometimes furious. No other contemporary UK writer addresses the needs of women and mothers more directly and consistently than McNish. Her vice is relevant, vibrant and defiant. She just blew smoke in your face -- Joelle Taylor, poet, playwright and author Slug is a great call to arms for women and their bodies -- Athena Lamnisos, CEO of Eve Appeal charity
Hollie McNish is an award-winning poet based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She won the Ted Hughes Award for Nobody Told Me and has published three other collections - Plum, Cherry Pie and Papers.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780349726366
Published: 3 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fleet
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 196mm
Width: 126mm
Spine: 34mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 496

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