{"product_id":"image-echo-9781918096507","title":"Image \u0026 Echo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage \u0026amp; Echo\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kieran Beville\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere paintings speak, poetry answers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into a gallery unlike any other-one where Monet's dawn mist, Van Gogh's turbulent stars, Kahlo's fierce gaze, and Botticelli's divine Venus are not just seen, but heard. In \u003cem\u003eImage \u0026amp; Echo\u003c\/em\u003e, poet and scholar Kieran Beville enters into dialogue with some of the world's greatest artworks through the timeless craft of ekphrastic poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than simple description, these sonnets, blank-verse meditations, and lyrical monologues inhabit the worlds the paintings create-listening for what the brushstrokes whisper, questioning what the colors conceal. Alongside each poem, Beville provides vivid reflections on the history and meaning of the artworks, offering both insight and inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the hushed farewell on Burton's \u003cem\u003eMeeting on the Turret Stairs\u003c\/em\u003e to the storm-lit brilliance of Van Gogh's \u003cem\u003eStarry Night\u003c\/em\u003e, from the still sands of Gauguin's Tahiti to the unflinching self-portrait of a wounded visionary, \u003cem\u003eImage \u0026amp; Echo\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey across centuries, styles, and souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dublin Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918096507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Kieran Beville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034381119669,"sku":"9781918096507","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_29c53f2f-6aaf-4a71-b5b4-6d5ea8f87261.jpg?v=1763593942","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/image-echo-9781918096507","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}