{"product_id":"the-inside-of-a-stone-9781780377025","title":"The Inside of a Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConceived while collaborating with a Dutch artist on a project in Death Valley, California, Charlotte Van den Broeck's \u003cem\u003eThe Inside of a Stone\u003c\/em\u003e explores desert landscapes and womanhood - and the emotional resonance between the two - while reconceptualising their metaphorical relationship.\u003c\/strong\u003e With close observation and striking images she engages with the arid, eroded landscape. In other poems she considers sexual violence while watching a pair of mating turtles, imagines an alternative emotional life for Ilsebill, the fisherman's wife from the Grimm fairytale, and explores medieval poet Hildegard of Bingen's magical healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter first making her mark as a compelling performer, Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck was acclaimed as one of Europe's most innovative and original new voices in poetry. Her first two collections, \u003cem\u003eChameleon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNachtroer\u003c\/em\u003e, were published together in David Colmer's English translation by Bloodaxe in 2020. \u003cem\u003eThe Inside of a Stone \u003c\/em\u003emarks a departure from the themes of those earlier books, which often return to childhood and youth in urban and European landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodaxe Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780377025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Charlotte Van Den Broeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351379697845,"sku":"9781780377025","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a8b89e75-5dad-4f1d-aaea-05b4b9f23057.jpg?v=1746541296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-inside-of-a-stone-9781780377025","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}