{"product_id":"but-though-paperback","title":"But \u0026 Though - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJake Hawkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hawkey's poems are electric, buzzing with all the possibilities of language. He has much to say, and is saying it brilliantly' - Nick Laird, winner of the Forward Prize for Poetry and author of \u003ci\u003eUp Late\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe characters that live and breathe in Jake Hawkey's impressive debut poetry collection are playful and spiritual, often both defensive and desperately vulnerable. Taking its title from the language of addiction, with its circles of prevarication and excuse, \u003ci\u003eBut \u0026amp; Though\u003c\/i\u003e leads us on a boy's journey through a childhood overshadowed by parental alcoholism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are poems on the move in the tapestry of London life - from the hospital ward to the back rows of the bus - where the desire for escape is also, paradoxically, a 'Herculean search for home'. \u003ci\u003eBut \u0026amp; Though\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the kinship ties that bind us together, however fraught they become, and a celebration of the working-class identity that defines the poet's native south London. With a voice as spiky and irreverent as it is gentle, Jake Hawkey is a refreshing new talent in English poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This collection moved me to tears. It is not only daring and accomplished, it is real and written by a young man who has been on a long dark journey and found himself with light in his writing hand' - Sally Read, editor of \u003ci\u003e100 Great Catholic Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut \u0026amp; Though\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut poetry collection by south London poet Jake Hawkey. Jake Hawkey was born in 1990 and grew up in Woolwich. He studied Fine Art at the University of Westminster and holds an MA in Poetry from Queen's University, Belfast. His moving and hard-hitting collection grew out of an investigation into addiction within families for his PhD research, informed by his own experience of south London's socio-political class dynamics. Hawkey's poems are published in several journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eHold Open the Door \u003c\/i\u003e(UCD, 2020), \u003ci\u003eThe Honest Ulsterman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProletarian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. He has had sculpture works commissioned and has read his poems internationally, including on Beale Street, Tennessee, and at L'Abri Fellowship, Massachusetts. He was selected for Poetry Ireland's Introductions series in 2020. His chapbook \u003ci\u003eBreeze Block\u003c\/i\u003e appeared from Lumpen\/The Class Work Project in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.78 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48973279461630,"sku":"9781035048106","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/FOQ6ITwTo-9781035048106.webp?v=1789575458","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/but-though-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}