THE BOOK OF CONVICTIONS - Fourth in the Trilogy. If the previous books covered occupation, slavery, heritage, civil liberty, identity, patriotism and capitalism, The Book of Convictions takes the theme further, deeper and into even murkier waters and darker spaces, tackling imperialism, the rich/poor gap, immigration, slave labour, and globalization. Oh, and cracker toys. Featuring the characters in previous books, The Book, the Shepherd and with special guest, all the way from number nought, The Book of Contentions’ very own demi-god - the Shepherdess! Concept albums of the chapbook world, The Books of…Trilogy follows on from The Book of Contentions, an arty serial poem chapbook aka Book Zero or a ‘Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun’ precursor to the rest of the series. If The Book of Indictments was a poetic response to ‘Cut the Crap’, and the Book of Offences was an addendum to ‘Thunder and Consolation’, then The Book of Convictions must surely be the essential accompaniment to ‘GREED’… The Book of Convictions also comes complete with a rare bonus track that never made it into the original Book of Offences! - ’Resistance’ sorry, ‘Torture is Useless’. ‘This Book seems to have written itself! exclaims this Book’s editor joyfully. ‘Oh…that must mean there’s an awful lot of rubbish things keeping on happening…’ remarks this Book dolefully. The Books of... series of serial poems are satirical, topical, comical, powerful and sometimes startling takes on the state we’re in. |
