{"product_id":"9781509864836","title":"May Day","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jackie Kay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 April 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 152 x 9mm | 120g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Scotsman Poetry Book of the YearMay Day is the long-awaited new poetry collection from one of our best-loved poets and former Makar of Scotland, Jackie Kay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems cast an eye over several decades of political activism, from the international solidarity of the Glasgow of Kay’s childhood, accompanying her parents’ Socialist campaigns, through the feminist, LGBT+ and anti-racist movements of the 80s and 90s, up to the present day when a global pandemic intersects with the urgency of Black Lives Matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKay brings to life a cast of influential figures, delving beneath the surfaces of received narratives: the Jamaican model Fanny Eaton, muse of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England; Paul Robeson, Angela Davis and the poet Audre Lorde; and a ‘what-if’ poem concerning Rabbie Burns and a road-not-taken towards the West Indian slave trade. Woven through the collection is a suite of lyric poems concerning the recent losses of Kay’s parents: poems of grief and profound change that are infused with the light of love and celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackie Kay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838373769565,"sku":"9781509864836","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781509864836.jpg?v=1780055305","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781509864836","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}