Overview

Hope Is a Silhouette is a body of intimate and introspective poetry with accompanying illustrations, both written and painted by Lana McDonagh. Observations on love, inner demons, lies, routine-the everyday facets and feelings of human experience that forever fascinate. This collection of sensitive poetry and captivating illustrations marks the exciting debut of a talented poet. Original artwork illustrates each poem. Precise yet bursting with submerged emotion, Hope Is a Silhouette allows you into a deeply personal inner migration of beauty and bruised hope . - NICKY WIRE, Manic Street Preachers The marriage of art and poetry has rarely been so gloriously exhibited in one unique debut volume. That the protagonist of both is one and the same person is both remarkable and utterly perfect, as it should be. Poems that tell of those magical and unforgettable moments of deep love and sensuality, of the joys and complexities of becoming a mother, the confusion despair and frustration of the uncaring world and the damage we sometimes seem unable to avoid inflicting on each other, are all addressed so succinctly and so elegantly that it is hard to fathom that this is Lana's first published work. Apart, each illustration, each poem, hits a nerve and tells a truth. Together they make for a deeply compelling experience. A major new talent. - SIMON RAYMONDE, Cocteau Twins & Bella Union Founder

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Author:   Lana McDonagh
Publisher:   Wordville
Imprint:   Wordville
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.077kg
ISBN:  

9781739103019

ISBN 10:   1739103017
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   01 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1. Night-time Confessional 2. The Lock-In 3. Blue Under Blue Skies 4. Forget-You Kisses 5. Goosebump Braille 6. Narcissus 7. Before Me 8. Vermillion Red 9. Retraction 10. Forever Visitor 11. Sunflowers 12. Tyranny of Routine 13. Thoughts of Love 14. Hope Is a Silhouette 15. Inner Voices 16. Feel So Real 17. The Pianist 18. Hold the Moment Like a Child 19. The Theatre of Contorted Reality 20. Ephemeral Eternity LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Heart in a Headlock 2. The Night Belongs to Lovers 3. Blue Under Blue Skies 4. Forever 5. The Happy Couple 6. Body 7. Hold Me 8. Vermillion Red 9. Retraction 10. In Bloom 11. Sunflowers 12. Play Dead 13. Lovers 14. Girl on Chair 15. Inner Voices 16. Girl and Heart 17. Twins 18. Hold the Moment 19. Theatre of Contorted Reality 20. Shoulder to Lean On

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Lana McDonagh is an artist and award-winning composer for film and TV. Originally from London, and now based in Sussex, her music has been featured on TV shows, commercials and films across the globe, with credits including 'Black Mirror' and 'You'. Hope Is a Silhouette is Lana's debut collection of poetry.

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