Joke Book by Tessa Berring carcanet Hendon Press

Hendon Press

and the transformative power of words

it is passionate and dramatic witness to the horrors and ravages suffered by Syrian families forced to flee their destroyed country

the DVD also has a bonus feature: music videos made by Zephaniah with the Beta Brothers

traversing the rural sidelines of European history with undeniable evocative force

Joke Book by Tessa Berring carcanet Hendon PressJoke Book is an expression of Berrings love of the joke form as a miniature conversation or unfamiliar exchange. Momentary pieces of theatre, a joke can turn language over and onto its side, revealing both the lightness of a word and the unfixed nature of meaning.