{"product_id":"mutabani-ther-poems-9781913268800","title":"Mutabani \u0026 [ ]ther Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francis-Xavier Mukiibi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Little Betty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Little Betty\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of an Eric Gregory Award 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eif I die here in the marshes de-melanated me will hunch up\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e my limbs my body becoming traffic cone bright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e against tarmac noir as if to say \u003cem\u003eturn lest you wish to become this\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Mutabani \u0026amp; [ ]ther Poems-a new work full of clear-sighted love and deeply human warmth-Francis-Xavier Mukiibi explores what it means to belong to this world and to one another. Part of Little Betty 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'With its free and confident use of Luganda, Francis-Xavier Mukiibi conjures a Bantu boyhood into a beautiful music that moves effortlessly from detail to a sense of the global. This is a new, very rich sound in poetry and a memorable description of youth!' Gwyneth Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Reading each poem in this collection is akin to discovering a bidirectional loophole between worlds. I raised my head up and down like an agama lizard in a Bantu sunset, admiring Francis-Xavier's talent for bringing the mundane to life.' Eric Ngalle Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A glorious, searing pamphlet. The poems leap from the page, utterly alive with sound and with language, with beauty and with storytelling, with curiosity and with craft. This is a powerful voice and an expansive and atmospheric read.' Cecilia Knapp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Poised, surreal, and unafraid of strangeness, Mukiibi's vivid poetic eye has the ability to shape meaning from the most granular of images. \u003cem\u003eMutabani \u0026amp; [ ]ther Poems\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the coming of a brilliant voice.' Victoria Adukwei Bulley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beneath the Sahara sun, a new Ugandan poet is forged from the clay.' Nick Makoha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Betty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779276914839,"sku":"9781913268800","price":906.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781913268800.webp?v=1778034989","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mutabani-ther-poems-9781913268800","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}