The Rising of the Black Sheep by Livia Kojo Alour futurist Richard Hamer's translation is ideal

Richard Hamer's translation is ideal for contemporary readers to fully enjoy this early masterpiece

concerned with the landscapes and communities of North-East England

An artist stepfather shines through

a narrative poem that tells the story of the breakup of a toxic relationship in the face of the similarly toxic catastrophe of global degradation and disaster

These poems are apocalyptic and sensory

The Rising of the Black Sheep by Livia Kojo Alour futurist Richard Hamer's translation is idealRISING OF THE BLACK SHEEP is a testament of resilience. As a Queer Black woman speaking on personal loss, queer identity, institutional racism but also hope and joy, achievement, activism and a future that is unapologetically Black. In her debut poetry collection Livia Kojo Alour touchingly evokes her childhood memories then takes us onto her journey of self discovery, overcoming stereotypes and finally moving into her power. Now shortlisted for the