{"product_id":"apocalypse-calypso-graham-roos-9781908684042","title":"Apocalypse Calypso","description":"\u003cb\u003eThemes of crisis and corruption come together to make this a collection of poems for our time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origins of this book are in the collaboration between \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Royal Opera House, The London Sinfonietta, composer, Dominic Muldowney and author, Graham Roos, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewhich culminated in a series of performances, sponsored by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, entitled \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Arts of News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e at King's Place in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim was to convert newspaper stories into songs without making them hieratic, instead retaining their tabloid feel. Two strands of work were created out of this commission: \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Zeitgeist\u003c\/i\u003e (a collaboration with Dominic Muldowney on the themes of celebrity, Binge Britain and ecological disaster) and \u003ci\u003eSongs of Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e. Roos also created a verse cabaret set in the Media Suite in Hell where Lucifer stands for election accompanied by three Angels of the New Millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the work in this book derives from \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Zeitgeist\u003c\/i\u003e and these other works; some are demotic and others hieratic, using more traditional forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Roos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908684046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908684042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Buckingham Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.43d","brand":"Graham Roos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486261424383,"sku":"9781908684042","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2838f62d-5a2f-41f2-a512-e8a53dfbcdeb.jpg?v=1778054596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apocalypse-calypso-graham-roos-9781908684042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}