{"product_id":"9781913268800-mutabani-ther-poems","title":"Mutabani \u0026 [ ]ther Poems","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of an Eric Gregory Award 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMutabani \u0026amp; [ ]ther Poems\u003c\/i\u003e—a new work of poetry, full of clear-sighted love and deeply human warmth—Francis-Xavier Mukiibi explores what it means to belong to this world and to one another.\u003cbr\u003eWinner of an Eric Gregory Award 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMutabani \u0026amp; [ ]ther Poems\u003c\/i\u003e—a new work of poetry, full of clear-sighted love and deeply human warmth—Francis-Xavier Mukiibi explores what it means to belong to this world and to one another. Part of Little Betty 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘With its free and confident use of Luganda, Francis-Xavier Mukiibi conjures a Bantu boyhood into a beautiful music that moves effortlessly from detail to a sense of the global. This is a new, very rich sound in poetry and a memorable description of youth!’  Gwyneth Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Reading each poem in this collection is akin to discovering a bidirectional loophole between worlds. I raised my head up and down like an agama lizard in a Bantu sunset, admiring Francis-Xavier’s talent for bringing the mundane to life.’  Eric Ngalle Charles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A glorious, searing pamphlet. The poems leap from the page, utterly alive with sound and with language, with beauty and with storytelling, with curiosity and with craft. This is a powerful voice and an expansive and atmospheric read.’  Cecilia Knapp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Poised, surreal, and unafraid of strangeness, Mukiibi’s vivid poetic eye has the ability to shape meaning from the most granular of images. \u003ci\u003eMutabani \u0026amp; [ ]ther Poems\u003c\/i\u003e heralds the coming of a brilliant voice.’  Victoria Adukwei Bulley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Beneath the Sahara sun, a new Ugandan poet is forged from the clay.’  Nick Makoha\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55744048431478,"sku":"9781913268800","price":6.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34751089.jpg?v=1749712036","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913268800-mutabani-ther-poems","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}