ARGONAUT BOOKS

'The Actual' is a symphony of personal and political fury-sometimes probing delicately, sometimes burning with raw energy. In 55 poems that swerve and crackle with a rare music, Inua Ellams unleashes a full-throated assault on empire and its legacies of racism, injustice and toxic masculinity. Reviews The Actual bristles with energy. The square lyrics, prose-like in appearance, are consistently vivid, whether Ellams is taking on the biggest of subjects - Shakespeare, Trump, empire - or ruminating on quieter, more tender moments.Rishi Dastidar, The GuardianThe GuardianThe Act...Read More