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- Book Synopsis
- Kat thought they were far too young to worry about menopause. Biology had other ideas... Dry Season is a spoken word theatre show that interweaves music, movement and medical texts with original poetry and animation. Using the role of women in fairytales as a starting point, Kat takes the audience on a journey through a chaotic year of hormone issues, NHS visits and unexpected connections. Honest, intimate and threaded through with dark humour, Dry Season uses Kat's experience of premature ovarian failure to question societal expectations of age and gender, and explore wider issues around mental health, identity and how we cope with loss.
- About The Author
- Kat Lyons is a Bristol-based writer and performer. They co-host with spoken word promoter Raise the Bar and perform poetry at events and festivals across the UK. Kat's work has been published in poetry journals and longlisted for the 2019 Ginko Prize, with a debut collection forthcoming in 2022 from Verve Poetry Press. They have collaborated with an ecologist to create site-specific explorations of the intersections of myth, folklore and environmental science, and presented at the University of South Wales' annual Storytelling Symposium. Kat is passionate about the power of narrative to re/connect people to themselves, each other, and the world around them. As a queer non-binary feminist, Kat's creativity is critically engaged with the wider political landscape. Recent commissions include uncovering local LGBTQ histories, and the impact of the Covid crisis for The Arts Institute Plymouth. In 2020/21 they produced and hosted SpitFire, a series of spoken word events platforming older women's voices and experiences. Dry Season premiered at Camden Peoples Theatre in 2021 as part of the feminist theatre festival 'Calm Down, Dear'.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781913917036
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Verve Poetry Press, (10 February 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 103
- Weight
- 152 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 215 x 15 mm
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