RENDANG
By Will Harris
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A rising star British poet’s debut collection is “a playful and insightful exploration of contemporary notions of self and society” (The Guardian).
Using long poems, ekphrasis, and ruptured forms, RENDANG is a startling new take on the self, and how an identity is constructed. Drawing on his Anglo-Indonesian heritage, Will Harris shows us new ways to think about the contradictions of identity and cultural memory. He creates companions that speak to us in multiple languages. They deftly ask us to consider how and what we look at, as well as what we don't look at and why. It is intellectual and accessible, moving and experimental, and combines a linguistic innovation with a deep emotional rooting.
“Harris offers an urgent and moving exploration of cultural identity and legacy . . . made all the richer by its unique narrative structure and playful attention to sound.” —Publishers Weekly
“A heartfelt reflection of how it feels to fall between different cultures, languages and places.” ―i-D Magazine
“Brims with soul, acuity and playfulness.” ―Financial Times
“It's the debut of the year.” —Sunday Times
“RENDANG is a wonder, and we are lucky to have it.” ―Poetry London
“Will Harris takes British poetry into new waters: RENDANG is an astonishing debut. . . . Many are heart-stopping: the kind of poem that makes you put down the book for a while just to breathe.” ―Sarah Howe, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize
Will Harris
Will Harris is a London-based poem who has published with The Guardian, The New Republic, The London Review of Books, Granta and The Poetry Review among other places. His debut poetry book RENDANG was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and won the Forward Prize for the Best First Collection. He co-facilitates the Southbank New Poets Collective and works in extra care homes. In 2022, his co-translation (with Delaina Haslam) of Habib Tengour's Consolation was published. His second book of poems Brother Poem is published by Granta in the UK and by Wesleyan in the US in March 2023.
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