{"product_id":"9781844713127-megalomaniac","title":"Megalomaniac (Salt Modern Poets","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful debut collection, Shamshad Khan struts with attitude from the poetic to the polemic; side stepping from the satirical towards the spiritual. She has a keen awareness of rhythm and the spoken word. With wickedly simple language she explores themes of power, loss, identity and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was blown away by the quality…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Aftab Hussain, Peshkar theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Megalomaniac is a beautifully written and performed piece of work. Shamshad Khan intelligently and humorously plays with ideas of fame and identity”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Geraldine Collinge, Apples and Snakes“\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “I’ve been waiting years for Shamshad to publish a sole collection. Here it is at last, a flag in the mountain side of her journey. Read it and savour the view. It is vivid, vivacious and veracious.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Lemn Sissay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When I first saw Shamshad Khan read her poetry I was so moved that I haven’t stopped moving yet. I prayed to the god of poetry that her work would be put into print. Deliverance is sweet.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Benjamin Zephaniah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55172211278198,"sku":"9781844713127","price":11.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27809771.jpg?v=1737438495","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844713127-megalomaniac","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}