Hold Your Own Kate Tempest's first full-length collection for Picador is an ambitious multi-voiced work based around the mythical figure of Tiresias This four-part work follows him through his transformations from child man & woman to blind prophet; through this structure Tempest holds up a mirror to contemporary life in a direct & provocative way rarely associated with poetry A vastly popular & accomplished performance poet Tempest commands a huge & dedicated following on the performance & rap circuit Brand New Ancients also available from Picador won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry & has played to packed concert halls on both sides of the Atlantic