Irish poet Niall McDevitt confronts taboo subjects such as unemployment, alienation, poverty, immigration etc. not with confessions but with parables. Art-and the artistic genius of London-is ringingly affirmed. Here we depart from the 'whatever you say, say nothing' school. McDevitt is a maverick in the David Gascoyne/John Wieners/Michael Hartnett line. b/w is politico-religious, a 100 page temple. Not only is a super-eloquent voice given to the underclass-'major religions cultures histories in their bloods'-but to the McWorld vs. Jihad era.