Jeremy Dixon's Bold in the Life is an electrifying reclamation of Polari, the coded language once whispered through queer spaces, now reanimated in poetry that...

Jeremy Dixon's Bold in the Life is an electrifying reclamation of Polari, the coded language once whispered through queer spaces, now reanimated in poetry that is unapologetic, irreverent, and deeply celebratory. Moving between historical echoes and contemporary queer existence, Dixon's work pulses with wit, defiance, and linguistic play, queering the act of translation itself. These poems are both homage and reinvention, rejecting nostalgia while amplifying resilience, speaking to the past while remaining resolutely present. A linguistic and cultural act of resistance, Bold in the Life asserts itself with joyous subversion and unflinching originality.

Author: Jeremy Dixon
Publisher: Broken Sleep Books
Published: 04/30/2025
Pages: 46
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.12lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9781916938908

About the Author
Dixon, Jeremy: - Jeremy Dixon (he/him) is a prize-winning poet, workshop leader and maker of Artist's Books. He is a facilitator for Queer the Page, Merseyside's LGBTQ+ monthly writing group and is a member of Wirral Poetry Festival's planning committee. His first full poetry collection A Voice Coming From Then won the Wales Book of the Year Poetry Award 2022.