From the Ted Hughes award winner and Sunday Times bestselling author Kae Tempest.
The increasingly hyper-individualistic, competitive and exploitative society that we live in has caused a global crisis at the turn of the new decade; in order to survive, numbness has pervaded us all.
In this urgent and incisive pamphlet, Kae Tempest leads the reckoning against this system, placing our legacy in our own hands. Creativity holds the key: the ability to provide us with internal and external connection, to move us beyond consumption, to allow us to discover authenticity and closeness to all others, to deliver us an antidote for our numbness. This is beyond 'art'. Creative connection is anything that brings us closer to ourselves and fellow human beings, and it has the potential to offer insights into mental health, politics and beyond. Powerful, hopeful and full of humanity, On Connection confirms Tempest as one of the most important voices of their generation.
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This is a book about connection. DIP HIM IN THE RIVER WHO LOVES WATER - WILLIAM BLAKE
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(@FaberBooks, 29 September 2020, 146 pages, ebook, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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Kae Tempest is one of my favourite writers (formerly known as Kate Tempest they changed their name and pronouns after recently deciding to identify as nonbinary). I've read and loved everything they have written. I've listened to their albums Everybody Down and Let Them Eat Chaos a ridiculous amount of times. I couldn't wait to read this. On Connection is a series of mini-essays about how we connect as human beings through creative mediums especially poetry and performing life. Kae uses some examples from their own life to illustrate their points. I really enjoyed On Connections. A lot of Kae's examples and points are spot on, especially given this year's pandemic where connections and communication has become even more important.