{"product_id":"ode-to-leeds-9781350045866","title":"Ode to Leeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's always a pause, \u003cbr\u003ebetween the inhale and the first word.\u003cbr\u003eThe room is silent. \u003cbr\u003eButterflies collide.\u003cbr\u003eThe words begin to rise up inside of you;\u003cbr\u003eMetaphors and similes contort like question marks.\u003cbr\u003eYour mouth unhinges, \u003cbr\u003eYou speak\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive young poets from Leeds are selected to compete at the world's most prestigious international poetry slam competition in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFuelled by love, pride and passionate protest, their words light fires to show the world who they are and what they can be. But the determination to be crowned International Slam Champions threatens to overwhelm everything. As the competition draws closer, the poets are forced to discover not just their voices, but what they must find the courage to say. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOde to Leeds\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny and moving coming-of-age story; a celebration of Leeds and language; and an ode to the art that changed Nyoni's own life. It blends spoken word poetry, heart and soul to provide a poignant and uplifting portrait of the city of Leeds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe play received its world premiere at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, on 10 June 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ntombizodwa Nyoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350045866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZodwa Nyoni \u003c\/b\u003eis a Zimbabwean-born playwright and poet based in Leeds, UK. As winner of the Channel 4 Playwright's Scheme, she was Writer-in-Residence at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2014. Her first full-length play, \u003ci\u003eBoi Boi is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2014\/15. Other theatre credits include: \u003ci\u003eTangled Roots\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eNine Lives \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), \u003ci\u003eCome To Where I'm From\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003e The Market\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eDi Daakes' Part A Di Night\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eHome Has Died \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eWhy The Drought Returns\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Night Shift \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Povo Die Till Freedom Comes\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). She has been the recipient of the following awards: Award for the Arts 2011 (Leeds Black Awards) and the Young Black and Asian Writers Award (The Big Issue in the North's Short Story Competition 2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45136749101171,"sku":"9781350045866","price":25.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1d6fe931-a98a-4715-83b7-a70160d2311d.jpg?v=1782479613","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/ode-to-leeds-9781350045866","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}