Of this beautiful life, of this beautiful life. Tempest is a prolific poet and writer. You can almost feel their need to get things onto paper, to experiment, to exhale. In less than a decade they ...

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The most dynamic performers from Britain’s resurgent poetry scene will come together for a unprecedented evening of spoken word curated by Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape at the Royal Albert Hall. The Poets’ ...

When it comes down to it, being on stage is a lot of people’s worst nightmare. Imagine, then, having to do it, night after night, in the grip of a near-breakdown. “It was such a weird time,” Kae ...

The most dynamic performers from Britain’s resurgent poetry scene will come together for a unprecedented evening of spoken word curated by Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape at the Royal Albert Hall. The Poets’ ...

The celebrated British musician, poet, and playwright has delivered yet another dense, powerful statement. Kae Tempest is, above all, a wordsmith. At 36, the award-winning Brit has already released a ...

Speaking for the first time about coming out as non-binary, the hip-hop poet and playwright recalls the pain of adolescence, and how lyricism, rapping and music provided a lifeline Kae Tempest is ...

The laser-focused spoken-word performer returns to the musical stage with new tracks focusing on their identity – but wider concerns are never far away “This has been a performance piece about how ...

The prolific British poet and musician’s fourth album, “The Line Is a Curve,” is personal in new ways. By Imogen West-Knights LONDON — “I’m just going to go into it, and I’ll see you on the other side ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If Kae Tempest’s career until The Line Is a Curve were plotted on a graph, it would show a steep upward ...