The White Silhouette by James Harpur Ted Hughes Award Winner form and tone of the

form and tone of the poems and illustrations are as ranging as the design and personalities of their subjects

I can think of few other books that have given me so much delight so easily

A book of lyrical reflection and prophesy

Ben Norris

The White Silhouette by James Harpur Ted Hughes Award Winner form and tone of theThe central focus of The White Silhouette is a lyrical, meditative poem inspired by the Book of Kells, which explores the spirit of medieval Celtic art and its inner and outer landscapes, including those of Iona and Kells. Like Kells's interlacing lines, Harpur's four part poem follows a number of threads, such as the nature of the divine and its relationship to art, how beauty is more a moment than an 'object', and how the pilgrim's destination