{"product_id":"may-day","title":"May Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e Poetry Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay Day \u003c\/i\u003eis the long-awaited new poetry collection from one of our best-loved poets and former Makar of Scotland, Jackie Kay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poems cast an eye over several decades of political activism, from the international solidarity of the Glasgow of Kay’s childhood, accompanying her parents’ Socialist campaigns, through the feminist, LGBT+ and anti-racist movements of the 80s and 90s, up to the present day when a global pandemic intersects with the urgency of Black Lives Matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKay brings to life a cast of influential figures, delving beneath the surfaces of received narratives: the Jamaican model Fanny Eaton, muse of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England; Paul Robeson, Angela Davis and the poet Audre Lorde; and a ‘what-if’ poem concerning Rabbie Burns and a road-not-taken towards the West Indian slave trade. Woven through the collection is a suite of lyric poems concerning the recent losses of Kay’s parents: poems of grief and profound change that are infused with the light of love and celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57401206505854,"sku":"NW9781509864836","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509864836.jpg?v=1778610726","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/may-day","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}