{"product_id":"9781447271222-brand-new-ancients","title":"Brand New Ancients","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Ted Hughes Prize for innovation in poetry, Kate Tempest's \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e plays with mythology to tell the story of young people in modern times as their lives spiral out of control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Tempest is one of the most exciting and innovative performers to have emerged in spoken-word poetry in many years; her dramatic poem \u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e won the prestigious Ted Hughes Prize for innovation in poetry. Tempest’s wholly unique blend of street poetry, rap and storytelling – combined with the spellbinding delivery of an open-air revivalist – has won her legions of followers all over the UK. Her remarkable stage presence is wholly audible in this poem, a spoken story written to be told with live music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrand New Ancients\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of two families and their intertwining lives, set against the background of the city and braided with classical myth. Here, Tempest shows how the old myths still live on in our everyday acts of violence, bravery, sacrifice and love – and that our lives make tales no less dramatic and powerful than those of the old gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451492381046,"sku":"9781447271222","price":7.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26581514.jpg?v=1760462742","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447271222-brand-new-ancients","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}