What We Are Given by Ollie O'Neill (English) Paperback Book

Description: What We Are Given by Ollie O’Neill What We Are Given is a poetic exploration of the bonds which bind and break us. The things we inherit, who we are and how we become them. An examination of what it means to be human that is in equal parts tender and gritty. It is unflinching in its honesty and intimacy - unafraid to embrace the dark whilst still leaving room for lightness. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What We Are Given is a poetic exploration of the bonds which bind and break us. The things we inherit, who we are and how we become them. An examination of what it means to be human that is in equal parts tender and gritty. Ollie ONeills poems navigate a series of emotions and relationships from romance to grief from family to friends. What We Are Given places everyday experiences under the microscope and allows us to understand how they come to be part of the bigger picture. It is unflinching in its honesty and intimacy - unafraid to embrace the dark whilst still leaving room for lightness. Author Biography Ollie ONeill is a poet and writer from London, England. Aged 18, she won the National Youth Slam Championship and has since gone on to perform at venues such as The Royal Festival Hall, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Soho Theatre, as well as Cheltenham Literature Festival, Bradford Literature Festival, and Wilderness Festival. In 2019, her debut pamphlet Ways of Coping was published by Out-Spoken Press, exploring the relationship between misogyny and psychiatry. Review Reading Ollie ONeills book was an experiment in delight. There were times that I read word-pairings that surprised me so much I clapped my hands together, actually giddy. This book reads like a poetic playground--at one moment I am swinging, other times sliding, sometimes climbing all of its delicious ideas, images and language. ONeill does things with verbs that feel like a recess bell has just run and my brain gets to go out and play. Get this book. Your brain deserves it. My favorite line -- "Not only am I in love but Im the best at it."- Megan FalleyOllie ONeills debut poems What We Are Given feel like the voice of a friend confiding in us - we as readers are trusted with the secrets and grievances of the poet. Know that when ONeill tells us "A secret that doesnt hurt you is barely a secret", we know that we are being let in and trusted with the heart of this poet. ONeill is that rare poet I have witnessed holding stages for years and has grown to become an accomplished and vital voice in UK Spoken Word. Yet, in What We Are Given, we get to see ONeill hold the page without losing the integrity or intensity that makes her a poetry star. What a gift.- Raymond AntrobusOllie ONeill is one of a new generation of UK poets who are able to balance between the written and the spoken in poetry. ONeill travels with us along dark tributaries of the heart, a cartographer of love and loss. Hers is an assured narrative voice, questing both the personal and the political. Her work is uncompromising and powerful, fusing sensuous language with arresting imagery; this collection reveals a tenderness and attention to the delicate. She takes trauma and makes a bouquet of it, a whole damn wedding. As a poet Ollie ONeill is a time bomb. She is something about to happen.- Joelle TaylorWhat We are Given is that rare thing, a poetry book that is both personal and global. ONeill pulls back the curtain enough to show us her world while deftly revealing our own. This is poetry for late nights and early mornings, poems to return to in bliss and loss, poetry to tell a friend about. Ollie ONeill has shown here why well all be sharing her words for years to come.- Aaron Kent Long Description What We Are Given is a poetic exploration of the bonds which bind and break us. The things we inherit, who we are and how we become them. An examination of what it means to be human that is in equal parts tender and gritty. Ollie ONeills poems navigate a series of emotions and relationships from romance to grief from family to friends. What We Are Given places everyday experiences under the microscope and allows us to understand how they come to be part of the bigger picture. It is unflinching in its honesty and intimacy - unafraid to embrace the dark whilst still leaving room for lightness. Review Quote Reading Ollie ONeills book was an experiment in delight. There were times that I read word-pairings that surprised me so much I clapped my hands together, actually giddy. This book reads like a poetic playground--at one moment I am swinging, other times sliding, sometimes climbing all of its delicious ideas, images and language. ONeill does things with verbs that feel like a recess bell has just run and my brain gets to go out and play. Get this book. Your brain deserves it. My favorite line -- "Not only am I in love but Im the best at it." - Megan Falley Ollie ONeills debut poems What We Are Given feel like the voice of a friend confiding in us - we as readers are trusted with the secrets and grievances of the poet. Know that when ONeill tells us "A secret that doesnt hurt you is barely a secret", we know that we are being let in and trusted with the heart of this poet. ONeill is that rare poet I have witnessed holding stages for years and has grown to become an accomplished and vital voice in UK Spoken Word. Yet, in What We Are Given, we get to see ONeill hold the page without losing the integrity or intensity that makes her a poetry star. What a gift. - Raymond Antrobus Ollie ONeill is one of a new generation of UK poets who are able to balance between the written and the spoken in poetry. ONeill travels with us along dark tributaries of the heart, a cartographer of love and loss. Hers is an assured narrative voice, questing both the personal and the political. Her work is uncompromising and powerful, fusing sensuous language with arresting imagery; this collection reveals a tenderness and attention to the delicate. She takes trauma and makes a bouquet of it, a whole damn wedding. As a poet Ollie ONeill is a time bomb. She is something about to happen. - Joelle Taylor What We are Given is that rare thing, a poetry book that is both personal and global. ONeill pulls back the curtain enough to show us her world while deftly revealing our own. This is poetry for late nights and early mornings, poems to return to in bliss and loss, poetry to tell a friend about. Ollie ONeill has shown here why well all be sharing her words for years to come. - Aaron Kent Details ISBN1838033203 Pages 70 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1838033203 ISBN-13 9781838033200 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-09-30 UK Release Date 2020-09-30 Imprint Write Bloody UK Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-09-30 NZ Release Date 2020-09-30 Publisher Write Bloody UK Audience General Author Ollie ONeill We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128481993;

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