The Rising of the Black Sheep by Livia Kojo Alour futurist An ethnographic bricolage of fragmentary

An ethnographic bricolage of fragmentary narratives and lost voices from a future tribal culture of survivors following the Second Great Flood

a narrative poem that tells the story of the breakup of a toxic relationship in the face of the similarly toxic catastrophe of global degradation and disaster

An artist stepfather shines through

These poems are apocalyptic and sensory

Richard Hamer's translation is ideal for contemporary readers to fully enjoy this early masterpiece

The Rising of the Black Sheep by Livia Kojo Alour futurist An ethnographic bricolage of fragmentaryRISING OF THE BLACK SHEEP is a testament of resilience. As a Queer Black woman speaking on personal loss, queer identity, institutional racism but also hope and joy, achievement, activism and a future that is unapologetically Black. In her debut poetry collection Livia Kojo Alour touchingly evokes her childhood memories then takes us onto her journey of self discovery, overcoming stereotypes and finally moving into her power. Now shortlisted for the