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Books by Patience Agbabi
  | | The Infinite(Main) by Patience Agbabi Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by Canongate Books Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78689-965-1, ISBN: 1-78689-965-5 |
 | | Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2016 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78211-157-3, ISBN: 1-78211-157-3 "SHORTLISTED FOR THE TED HUGHES PRIZE 2015Tabard Inn to Canterb'ry Cathedral,Poet pilgrims competing for free picks,Chaucer Tales, track by track, it's the remixFrom below-the-belt base to the topnotch;I won't stop all the clocks with a stopwatchwhen the tales overrun, run offensive,or run clean out of steam, they're authenticand we're keeping it real, reminisce this:Chaucer Tales were an unfinished business.In Telling Tales award-winnin ..." |
 | | The Time-Thief(Main) (The Leap Cycle, 2) by Patience Agbabi Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2021 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78689-990-3, ISBN: 1-78689-990-6 |
 | | Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2008 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84767-153-0, ISBN: 1-84767-153-5 "Bloodshot Monochrome is a glorious poetic take on all things black, white and read. Reinventing the sonnet, Patience Agbabi shines her euphoric, musical lines on everything from growing up to growing old, from Northern Soul to contract killers, from the retro to the brand new. Whether resurrecting the dead in 'Problem Pages', playing out noir dramas in 'Vicious Circle', or capturing moments of her own life in perfect snapshot, Agbabi's ..." |
 | | Transformatrix by Patience Agbabi Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2002 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-0-86241-941-7, ISBN: 0-86241-941-7 "'They call me Jax, though my real name's Eva. The whole of the Jackson Five rolled into one serious diva No.1 on the guest list, top of the charts When I make my grand entrance, the sea of sequins parts...' From Hamburg to Jo'burg, Oslo to Soho, Patience Agbabi follows her critically acclaimed debut collection R.A.W., with Transformatrix, an exploration of women, travel and metamorphosis. Inspired by 90s poetry, 80s rap and 70s disco, " ..." |
 | | Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi Hardcover, 120 Pages, Published 2015 by Canongate Uk ISBN-13: 978-1-78211-155-9, ISBN: 1-78211-155-7 "A brilliant reeinterpretation of The Canterbury Tales for the 21st century Tabard Inn to Canterb'ry Cathedral,Poet pilgrims competing for free picks,Chaucer Tales, track by track, it's the remixFrom below-the-belt base to the topnotch;I won't stop all the clocks with a stopwatchwhen the tales overrun, run offensive,or run clean out of steam, they're authenticand we're keeping it real, reminisce this:Chaucer Tales were an unfinished bu ..." |
 | | Refugee Tales by David Herd, Ali Smith, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Marina Lewycka, Chris Cleave, Jade Amoli-Jackson, Patience Agbabi, Inua Ellams, Stephen Collis, Michael Zand, Dragan Todorovic, Anna Pincus, Avaes Mohammad, Avaes Mohammed, Hubert Moore, Carol Watts, Carcanet Press Ltd. Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2016 by Comma Press ISBN-13: 978-1-910974-23-0, ISBN: 1-910974-23-4 "Two unaccompanied children travel across the Mediterranean in an overcrowded boat that has been designed to only make it halfway across... A 63-year-old man is woken one morning by border officers 'acting on a tip-off' and, despite having paid taxes for 28 years, is suddenly cast into the detention system with no obvious means of escape... An orphan whose entire life has been spent in slavery - first on a Ghanaian farm, then as a victim ..." |
 | | Metamorphosis(Updated) Poems Inspired by Titian (National Gallery London) by Patience Agbabi, Simon Armitage, Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Lavinia Greenlaw, Tony Harrison, Nicholas Penny, Sinead Morrissey, Seamus Heaney, Frances Leviston, Hugo Williams, Don Paterson, Christopher Reid, Jo Shapcott, George Szirtes Paperback, 56 Pages, Published 2012 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-547-0, ISBN: 1-85709-547-2 "As part of a unique collaboration between the National Gallery and the Royal Opera House, fourteen leading poets were invited to respond to three great masterpieces by the Renaissance painter, Titian: "Diana and Callisto", "Diana and Actaeon" and "The Death of Actaeon". Titian's paintings were inspired by Ovid's "Metamorphoses" - stories of transformation - and depict the fatal consequences of a mortal tragically caught up in the affair ..." |
 | | I Have Found a Song by Patience Agbabi, Polly Atkin, Valerie Bloom, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Fred D'aguiar, Helen Dunmore, Bernardine Evaristo, Paul Farley, Iain Sinclair, Hugo Williams, Benjamin Zephaniah, Sonia Boyce, Hew Locke, Shanti Panchal Hardcover, 66 Pages, Published 2010 by Enitharmon Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-904634-86-7, ISBN: 1-904634-86-9 ""I Have Found a Song" is a fascinating collection of poems and images published to mark the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. It originated in a commission from Arts Council England for 12 poets to write on the theme of enslavement, which has resulted in a richly diverse selection of new poems. Interspersed with these are elaborate and exciting visual contributions by five artists invited by "Enitharmon Editions" to p ..." |
 | | The Infinite by Patience Agbabi 256 Pages, Published 2020 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78689-966-8, ISBN: 1-78689-966-3 "I shuffle away from GMT on the sofa. ... Ama takes a deep breath, like she's about to push out of the blocks for the 100 metres. 'Can you ... Her voice is odd, like she's reading the sentence out loud and she just learnt to read, each word an effort." |
 | | Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi Published 2014 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78211-488-8, ISBN: 1-78211-488-2 "Patience Agbabi ... Jeremy Clarke, Kwame Dawes, Matthew Hollis, Steve Tasane , Geoff Allnutt and Patricia Debney for their insightful feedback on the manuscript; Kate Clanchy for reminding me there is creative life after motherhood and Louisa." |
 | | Telling Tales by Patience Agbabi 128 Pages, Published 2014 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78211-156-6, ISBN: 1-78211-156-5 "... Jeremy Clarke, Patricia Debney, Francesca Beard, Keiren Phelen, John Prebble, Rosie Turner, Vicky Wilson, Jane Draycott, Ros Barber, Jay Bernard, Jenny Lewis, Luke Wright, Apples & Snakes, Dr Gail Ashton, Steve Tasane, Geoff Allnutt, Nina Tullar, Sarah Salway, Professor Peter Brown, Professor Bernard O' Donoghue, Henry Eliot, Tim Shortis, Julie Blake, Barbara Bleiman, Kate Clanchy, Trevor Eaton 'The Chaucer Man' and numerous aud ..." |
 | | Transformatrix by Patience Agbabi 96 Pages, Published 2012 by Canongate Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84767-728-0, ISBN: 1-84767-728-2 "'The collection forms a milestone of great significance' The Times REBEL WITHOUT APPLAUSE by Lemn Sissay ISBN 1 8419 5 001 7 - £7.99 pbk The long awaited reprint of Lemn Sissay's debut collection. 'Fierce, funny, serious, satirical, streetwise and tender' The Big Issue MORNING BREAKS IN THE ELEVATOR by Lemn Sissay ISBN 0 86241 838 0 - £7.99 This is a twist of Lemn. His first solo collection in eight years. 'Easily the best, most co ..." |
 | | Conversations About Empires by Daljit Nagra, Patience Agbabi, Moniza Alvi, Raman Mundair Paperback, 28 Pages, Published 2012 by Ilkley Literature Festival ISBN-13: 978-0-9572349-2-5, ISBN: 0-9572349-2-9 |
 | | I Have Found A Song Poems and Images about Enslavement to Mark the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act by Patience Agbabi, Peter Willberg Hardcover, 66 Pages, Published 2010 by Enitharmon Press ISBN-13: 978-1-904634-87-4, ISBN: 1-904634-87-7 "I Have Found a Song is a fascinating collection of poems and images published to mark the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. It originated in a commission from Arts Council England for 12 poets to write on the theme of enslavement, which has resulted in a richly diverse selection of new poems. Interspersed with these are elaborate and exciting visual contributions by five artists invited by Enitharmon Editions to produ ..." |
 | | Trees in the City(1st Edition) Poems About the Need for Action on Climate Change by Matthew Agbabi Hollis, Jon Burnsid, Patience Agbabi Paperback, 52 Pages, Published 2007 by Axon Publishing Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-9556113-0-8, ISBN: 0-9556113-0-X |
 | | On the Line 2009-2010 The Canterbury Laureate Anthology by Andrew Mcguinness, Vicky Wilson, Patience Agbabi Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2010 by Canterbury City Council ISBN-13: 978-0-904554-01-4, ISBN: 0-904554-01-5 "As well as work by local children and adults and by Laureate Squad members Andrew McGuinness, Danny Rhodes, Gary Studley and Vicky Wilson, the book also includes the first instalments of Agbabi's ambitious new project to re-invent Chaucer's ..." |
 | | Raw by Patience Agbabi, Izon Amazon Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1992 by Gecko Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-9524067-1-6, ISBN: 0-9524067-1-3 "'This long-awaited collection by Patience Agbabi is only more proof that great performance poetry can bring to the page that raw, wicked stuff which has brought British poetry back to life." |
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