A lesbian relationship tries to survive berzerk love, while rage swells in gas stations and living rooms around them; erupting into nationwide revolution. Set in Lebanon, this collection of poems studies the symbiotic relationship between tenderness and violence at every layer of the characters' lives, from intimacy to uprising. A fictionalised retelling of Luxx's time in Beirut during the current crisis as a British Syrian lesbian woman, the book is written in forms typical to the region including the qasida and ghazal. Powerful, dynamic and uncompromising.

About the Author
lisa minerva luxx is a queer writer, performer, essayist, poetry educator and activist of British Syrian heritage. Winner of the Out-Spoken Prize for Performance Poetry 2018, luxx's poetry, essays and opinions are published internationally in newspapers, magazines and anthologies including by Hachette, Saqi, i-D, Dazed, Tate Britain, The International Times, Verve Poetry Press and Wasafiri. Her poetry has been broadcast across channels including BBC Radio 4, VICE TV and ITV. She headlines literary events in the UK and Middle East, including shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Latitude Festival and Station Beirut. She was named one of the top four queer poets by Diva magazine. She is founder of The Sisterhood Salon, a feminist literary gathering in Beirut.


Book Information
ISBN 9781838021177
Author lisa luxx
Format Paperback
Imprint Out-Spoken Press
Publisher Out-Spoken Press