Winner of theT.S. Eliot Prize 2021
Winner of the Polari Book Prize 2022
The female body is a political space. C+nto enters the private lives of women from the butch counterculture,telling the inside story of the protests they led in the'90s to reclaim their bodies as their own - their difficult balance between survival and self-expression.History,magic,rebellion,party and sermon vibrate through Joelle Taylor's cantos to uncover these underground communities forged by women. Part-memoir and part-conjecture,Taylor explores sexuality and gender in poetry that is lyrical,expansive,imagistic,epic and intimate. C+nto is a love poem,a riot,a late night,and an honouring.
Publisher: The Westbourne PressISBN: 9781908906489Dimensions: 196 x 125 x 8 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Joelle Taylor has produced one of the most astonishing and original poetry collections of recent years.'- Bernardine Evaristo
'A real treat... inventive,powerfully moving work.'- The Telegraph
'Visionary and powerful. I loved it.'- Hollie McNish
'Absolutely incredible... A celebration and a tribute to the dyke bars and the butches who left their mark... This is work that should not be missed.'- Diva Magazine
'A reclamation and a proclamation. A book and a performance. A roll call and a remembrance. A tribute and a critique,not just for the Lesbian community,but for anyone who has had to struggle to establish their life and identity. A powerful celebration of an important culture.'- Roger Robinson
'An altar of a book. Joelle Taylor has an unmatched gift as a poet,memoirist and chronicler.'- Inua Ellam
'A work of fearsome imaginative and creative reach... sonorous and soaring poetry.'- Fran Lock,Culture Matters
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