{"product_id":"running-upon-the-wires-kae-tempest","title":"'Running Upon the Wires' Kae Tempest","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:cc423350-3632-4d1b-9abd-7b8380107069-16\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:cc423350-3632-4d1b-9abd-7b8380107069-16\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:cc423350-3632-4d1b-9abd-7b8380107069-16\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2025f6d9-6b97-4dc6-a9eb-615efae11e18\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eWritten in the aftermath of heartbreak and personal upheaval, \u003cem data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eRunning Upon the Wires\u003c\/em\u003e marks a striking shift in Kae Tempest's work.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eKnown first as a performance poet, playwright and rapper, Tempest turns here toward a quieter, more intimate lyric voice. These poems abandon public declaration for close observation, tracing grief, desire, memory and the slow, often uneven process of rebuilding a life after love. The result is less a dramatic narrative than an emotional weather system, attentive to the small moments in which transformation quietly takes place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"1247\"\u003eAlthough the poems retain Tempest's gift for rhythm and spoken cadence, they are noticeably more restrained than the work that established their reputation. The collection moves between urban landscapes, domestic interiors and fleeting encounters, finding tenderness in ordinary scenes while remaining alert to loneliness, class, vulnerability and the possibility of connection. Readers of contemporary poetry by Ocean Vuong, Raymond Antrobus or Mary Jean Chan will find much to admire here: direct without being simplistic, emotionally open without sentimentality, and written with a keen ear for how thought moves through the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1378\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 Picador Poetry paperback. Very good condition with light shelf wear and a clean, unmarked interior.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45754321076307,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/bringdogs_babies_grandparents_31.png?v=1782879567","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/running-upon-the-wires-kae-tempest","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}