Their debut novel, "The Bricks That Built The Houses", sold in a highly competitive auction to Bloomsbury and was published in territories including the UK, US, France, Holland and Brazil in Spring 2015. I always feel galvanised, inspired and in awe after seeing them totally immersed in their craft and passion. I think my favorites were "Mountain road at midnight, Crete" and "The loop", although there were quite a few that made me underline lines like crazy and subsequently lead me to stare at my bedroom ceiling for half an hour (which is my preferred outcome for reading poetry). Stories of transformation hold a central place in Tempest’s work, their best to date; here, the poet considers the changes that are sometimes required to be oneself.

Kae Tempest has changed their pronouns since I read their last collection, which I massively enjoyed. Brand New Ancients", their self-performed epic poem to a live score, won the Ted Hughes Award 2012 and the Herald Angel at Edinburgh Fringe. The abstractness and symbolism in many instances obscures the message and meaning of the poem despite the power of the language used by the poet. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative and metaphysical note running through, it is a book engaged with the big questions and the emotional states in which we live and create.

Kae Tempest (pronouns: they/them) started out when they were 16, rapping at strangers on night buses and pestering MCs to let them on the mic at raves. I think I will read whatever Kae Tempest will publish, even though the poems in this collection didn’t speak to me as much as their previous work. Divisible by Itself and One is also a book about human form, the body as boundary and how we are read by the world.

The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series. Infused with all of their rich lyrical skill and unforgettable imagery, Tempest's bravura collection mines themes of transformation, identity and reaction against conformity with unparalleled insight and verve. There were some great and lovely poems in this collection and Tempest's rhythm and feeling for language is amazing. Taking its bearings – and title – from the prime number, Divisible by Itself and One is concerned, ultimately, with integrity: how to live in honest relationship with oneself and others.I enjoy their poems the most when they tell a story, more than when they “just” describe a feeling or situation. Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Divisible by Itself and One is also a book about human form, the body as boundary and how we are read by the world.

It is more powerful than a surrender and it becomes celebratory but doesn't shy away from pain and anger and the rawness of the unshaping process. Their books have been translated into eleven languages and published to critical acclaim around the world. As with most poetry collection, there were some poems I liked better than others and I do think I like some of Tempest's other works better, but this was still very good and very powerful! Featuring a vibrant rainbow design, and our super-sized Q logo, you won't find a more stylish way to make a statement.They have published plays, poems, a novel, a book-length essay, released albums and toured extensively, selling out shows from Reykjavik to Rio de Janeiro. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The one thing that I find impressive about all of Kae Tempest's work is the nice rhythm that carries through their poetry. As always with poetry, some just resonated with me more than others and I can't exactly pinpoint why.