Bantam by Jackie Kay Bloodaxe acceptance of inadequacy and making

acceptance of inadequacy and making do…all of human life in a hundred highly individual

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’ – Publishers Weekly

most notably the films of Robert Adamson and Ruth Stone

Bantam by Jackie Kay Bloodaxe acceptance of inadequacy and makingJackie Kays first collection as Scottish Makar is a book about the fighting spirit one, the poet argues, that we need now more than ever. Bantam brings three generations into sharp focus Kays own, her fathers, and his own fathers to show us how the body holds its own story. Kay shows how old injuries can emerge years later; how we bear and absorb the loss of friends; how we celebrate and welcome new life; and how we how we embody our times, whether we