Little Boy Blue - Jamal Mehmood - Bücher - Burning Eye Books - 9781911570059 - 24. November 2016
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Little Boy Blue

Jamal Mehmood

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Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue - taking its name from the Nina Simone song/album is a debut collection of poetry that is both personal and political, and throughout the book, both. The musical reference to Nina is just one example of many, with poems peppered with musical references that will be apparent to many readers. Themes in the collection range from family, identity, nostalgia, the current state of the world and where the writer fits within it as a young British, Pakistani Muslim. The book begins with family, nostalgia and personal issues and then blends into commentary on social pain, and towards the end of the book, combines the two in the title poem. Stylistically there is a mixture of pieces. It is clear some are written for the stage, and others work just as well on the page. There is rhyme, abstraction, narratives and humour contained within this collection which gives it an eclectic feel when one reaches the end. Just like the song,

Medien Bücher     Taschenbuch   (Buch mit Softcover und geklebtem Rücken)
Erscheinungsdatum 24. November 2016
ISBN13 9781911570059
Verlag Burning Eye Books
Seitenanzahl 35
Maße 133 × 203 × 2 mm   ·   49 g
Sprache Englisch