A Fire in My Head

A powerful collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Corona outbreak.

Explore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri – one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature.

In our times of crisis
The mind has its powers.

A powerful collection of poems by Ben Okri, focusing on subjects such as the refugee crisis, racism, Grenfell and the coronavirus pandemic, bringing together many of Okri’s most acclaimed and politically-charged poems.

Including poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Barack Obama, Amnesty and more, this is a uniquely powerful collection that blends anger and tenderness with Ben Okri’s inimitable vision.

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