COAT
Published on 26. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-78682-571-1 (ISBN)
Description
Yomi Sode's hit show COAT tackles immigration, identity and displacement.
'I don't know my grandparents' names, how embarrassing is that? But I can name all of Kanye's albums.'
Nigeria: a grandmother passes. London: a son cooks a pot of stew for his mother, hoping to uncover hidden stories and unanswered questions.
A humorous and moving response to the elders who leave the next generation uncertain of what is expected of them.
'I don't know my grandparents' names, how embarrassing is that? But I can name all of Kanye's albums.'
Nigeria: a grandmother passes. London: a son cooks a pot of stew for his mother, hoping to uncover hidden stories and unanswered questions.
A humorous and moving response to the elders who leave the next generation uncertain of what is expected of them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
94 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78682-571-1 (9781786825711)
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Person
Yomi Sode is a spoken word artist, poet and MC. He has appeared at Yahoo! Wireless Festival, Latitude, Lovebox, Olympic Village, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 1xtra, and has had work commissioned by The Mayor's Office and BBC World Service/ BBC Africa. Yomi was selected as one of ten Poets to join The Complete Works in 2016, a national development programme for advanced Black and Asian writers. He has been published in Rialto Magazine, Bare Lit and 10: Poets of the New Generation.