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May day
Kay, Jackie, 1961-2024
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'May Day' is the long-awaited new collection from one of our best-loved poets and former Makar of Scotland, Jackie Kay. As the title suggests, these poems cast an eye over several decades of political activism, from the international solidarity of the Glasgow of Kay's childhood, accompanying her parents' Socialist campaigns, through the feminist, LGBT+ and anti-racist movements of the 80s and 90s, up to the present day when a global pandemic intersects with the urgency of Black Lives Matter. Kay brings to life a cast of influential figures. Woven through the collection is a suite of lyric poems concerning the recent losses of Kay's parents: poems of grief and profound change that are infused with the light of love and celebration.
Main title:
May day / Jackie Kay.
Author:
Kay, Jackie, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2024.
Collation:
96 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781509864836 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
821.92821 KAY
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2686594