{"title":"Daljit Nagra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaljit Nagra\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling voice in contemporary poetry, known for his rich blend of cultural insight and linguistic innovation. His works explore identity, community, and the nuances of everyday life, all delivered with wit and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect poetry that is both accessible and thought-provoking, weaving together diverse influences with a strong sense of place and personal experience. Nagra's writing captures the vibrancy of modern Britain, making his collection essential for lovers of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yiewsley-by-daljit-nagra-9780571396559","title":"Yiewsley","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spirited and stirring return to the poet's boyhood and the town that made him\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis autobiographical collection candidly explores Daljit Nagra's experiences growing up from the sixties to the eighties in the predominantly white working-class town of \u003ci\u003eYiewsley\u003c\/i\u003e, close to Heathrow airport in Outer London. As Britain transitions from a post-war manufacturing economy to the Thatcher years and the computer age, we see a young boy navigating childhood friendships and mishaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems bring to life a bustling house filled with relatives from India, who had arrived, legally or otherwise, in the UK: \"devout realists already, and always, knuckled into work.\" They also offer powerful insight into the makings of the writer: the \"messy English\" at home fusing with Bollywood ballads, \u003ci\u003eTop of the Pops\u003c\/i\u003e and hymns at school, to develop a voice entirely his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Nagra's poems] do that rare thing in poetry of stretching language, making it do things it hasn't done before. It's multiculturalism at its most complex, individual and real.\" \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A book of guts and heart, an honest, often polemical collection that posits worn-on-the-sleeve, personal and public questions without implying simple answers.\" \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eBritish Museum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47664195698924,"sku":"9780571396559","price":14.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780571396559-yiewsley.jpg?v=1779662345"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/daljit-nagra.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}