{"product_id":"the-character-actor-convention-9781774221730","title":"The Character Actor Convention","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pumpkin writes a letter to his father. A sheep recalls a revolution, and love. Hydrogen pens a tell-all exposé of Oxygen. \u003cem\u003eThe Stick Insect Orders His Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e. Napoleon counts waves and cheats at cards. A sunflower seeks answers - why sun? A crow considers children in this cruel, spiky world. And allthe while, character actors gather for the endless convention...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Elston's debut poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Character Actor Convention\u003c\/em\u003e, is a curious smorgasbord of personas, new voices and (un)natural perspectives. Through impossible encounters and strange viewpoints an insistent, ever-shifting 'I' questions its relation to reality, and itself. Wist, wit, obsession and irony rise like tides, are forgotten, and start fresh. Authenticity is always just round the corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Character Actor Convention\u003c\/em\u003e is not urgent, timely or topical. It's something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Porcupine's Quill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774221730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.30d","brand":"Guy Elston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707972911285,"sku":"9781774221730","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_597ce9ee-359c-442e-8ebb-1f7d0bd55769.jpg?v=1757396895","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-character-actor-convention-9781774221730","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}