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Impassioned insightful electric Manorism is a poetic examination of the lives of Black British men and boys propped up and hemmed in by contemporary masculinity deepened by family misrepresented in the media and complicated by the riches and the costs of belonging and inheritance It is also an exploration of the differences of impunity afforded to white and Black people and to white and Black artists

Caravaggio originally unexpectedly looms large as a man who moved between spheres of exalted patronage and petty criminality as a painter who amid the elegant conventions of late Mannerism forged his own style of visceral dark and light and as an individual whose recognized genius was allowed to legitimate and excuse his violence

In this profound and moving debut Yomi Sode asks what does it mean to find oneself between worlds to codeswitch adapting ones speech and manners to widely differing cultural contexts Who is and who isnt allowed to be more than their origins And what do we owe each other What do we owe ourselves

The audiobook includes archival recordings with friends and family and music by Nutty P

A wonder of a collection Caleb Azumah Nelson
Thrilling onceinageneration Jackie Kay
Genius tells a thousand stories in stunningly crafted verse Nikita Gill
Remarkable textured Yomi Sode is a beautiful storyteller Candice CartyWilliams
Heartbreaking This debut is the living heart and soul of contemporary poetry Pascale Petit
Vivid beautiful and deeply moving Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP
Yomi Sode writes with clarity anger and love Andrew GrahamDixon
Searing shimmering brilliant Yrsa DaleyWard
A must for all lovers of poetry and its power Roger Robinson
Manorism is a classic Caleb Femi

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