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Rick once said he could write a series of books in answer to the all-too-familiar question 'Where are you from?' This isn't that book, but it is an attempt, by Rick, to come to terms with the question itself.
Tales from the Other Box looks to blend the traditions of minstrel, bard and griot, to paint itself all at once the voice of old soul elder, trickster motif, and the teller of the tale.
Concerned with the liminal regions of ethnicity and identity, this collection dances defiantly along the borders existing within individuals, families and wider society, in order to navigate the spaces between received notions of belonging and what it means to be truly at home.
About the author
Rick Dove is a progressive poet and activist from South West London. Published widely in anthologies and journals since 2016, and dubbed "one to watch" by TS Eliot Prize winner Roger Robinson, Rick also has two full collections with Burning Eye Books, Tales From the Other Box (August 2020), and Supervillain Origin Story (May 2023). Rick has performed across the UK and internationally and was crowned Hammer & Tongue UK Poetry Slam Champion in 2021.
Summary
Tales from the Other Box looks to blend the traditions of minstrel, bard and griot, to paint itself all at once the voice of old soul elder, trickster motif, and the teller of the tale.
