Product Description

In her first full-length collection of poetry, Shamshad Khan struts with attitude from the poetic to the polemic; stepping lightly from the satirical to the spiritual. Shamshad's writing is engaging lively and eminently readable, with an awareness of rhythm and the spoken word she manages to present complex subjects using a language that is both subtle and simple.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #324106 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
Megalomaniac is a beautifully written and performed piece of work. Shamshad Khan intelligently and humorously plays with ideas of fame and identity. -- Geraldine Collinge Apples and Snakes A powerful piece...High quality, beautifully and sensitively performed ... Wicked humour. green room, Manchester I was blown away by the quality of Friday night's performance...and rate it as one of the best things I have seen all year. -- Aftab Hussain Peshkar Theatre Amazing. -- Ra Page City Life ... there is no convenient category in which to place Shamshad Khan. Her poetry is delicately worded yet strong in its messages. She presents her work with such physicality that to watch her truly engages the senses. -- Carmen Walter Writing Magazine Shamshad is a committed, convincing and passionate performer and brings the skills of an experienced artist to bear on every element of her shows. I look forward to all her projects as I know that each one marks a growth of ambition and a widening of scope. -- Chris Gribble Manchester Poetry Festival

About the Author
Shamshad Khan was born in Leeds and now lives and works in Manchester. She trained as a biologist and currently sits part-time as a lay member for employment tribunals. Her poetry has featured on BBC radio 3 and 4. Shamshad has established a profile for her performances working in collaboration with musicians, beatboxers and video artists. Her poetic monologue “Hard Cut” and the show “Megalomaniac” as featured in this collection were both directed by Mark Whitelaw (winner of the Lawrence Olivier Award 2004). She has performed at the Barcelona Literature festival, Mumbai Khala Ghoda Festival and the Beurne conference of women live art performers. She has co-edited two anthologies of poetry for Crocus Books.