{"product_id":"the-character-actor-convention-paperback-1","title":"The Character Actor Convention - 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\u003eGuy Elston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Elston was born and raised in Oxford, UK. After various jobs, journeys and other lifetimes he surfaced in Toronto in 2020. He has an MA in History from the University of Amsterdam. Since moving to Canada his poetry has been published by T\u003cem\u003ehe Malahat Review, Canadian Literature, Event, The Literary Review of Canada, Vallum, The Antigonish Review\u003c\/em\u003e and other journals. His chapbook \u003cem\u003eAutomatic Sleep Mode\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Anstruther Press in 2023. His debut full-length collection, \u003cem\u003e The Character Actor Convention\u003c\/em\u003e, is forthcoming from The Porcupine's Quill in 2025. Guy lives in Toronto and can be found at poetry events. He's a member of the Meet the Presses collective and is a first reader for \u003cem\u003eUntethered\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354284769529,"sku":"9781774221730","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YnMShUjoSl9781774221730_bfd0cd76-1d91-44d3-ac35-4c4e0cdd4cb4.webp?v=1769833496","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-character-actor-convention-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}