Altar

The debut poetry collection from award-winning writer and spoken word artist, Desree, 'Altar' explores multifaceted dimensions of sacrifice, challenging its heroism and examining its ties to servility. These poems urge their protagonists to play neither lion nor lamb, but to live and flourish on their own terms. Through reflections on Black British identity, queer joy, place and belonging, faith and consent, Desree invites the reader on a journey of reclamation, while her wry wit and disarming tenderness hold us through the necessary storms that mark the way.