{"product_id":"moving-pictures-9781947067851","title":"Moving Pictures","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author of this impressive collection of poems, Joseph Stanton, is both a scholar and masterful practitioner of ekphrastic poetry. His commitment to the form is evident in \u003cem\u003eMoving Pictures\u003c\/em\u003e, his third collection of ekphrastic poems. In this volume, Stanton offers poems inspired by both European artists (Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Ren  Magritte, and others) and American artists (Winslow Homer, Thomas Cole, Edward Hopper, and others). In the section Painting the Corners, there are, among others, poems on Andy Warhol's \u003cem\u003eBaseball\u003c\/em\u003e, Lisa Dinhofer's \u003cem\u003eSpring Street Hardball, \u003c\/em\u003e and the classic photo of Jackie Robinson stealing home. In the final section, Screens in the Dark, Stanton's poems are about movies, including \u003cem\u003eBeing John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGroundhog Day.\u003c\/em\u003e Like his previous work, this volume shows Stanton's exquisite sense of perception and insight as he indulges readers with new ways of seeing art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanton, Joseph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Joseph Stanton's previous books of poems are Joseph Stanton's previous books of poems are Things Seen, Imaginary Museum: Poems on Art, A Field Guide to the Wildlife of Suburban Oahu, Cardinal Points: Poems on St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, and What the Kite Thinks: A Linked Poem (co-authored with Makoto Ōoka, Wing Tek Lum, and Jean Toyama). His other sorts of books include Looking for Edward Gorey, The Important Books: Children's Picture Books as Art and Literature, Stan Musial: A Biography, and A Hawai'i Anthology. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Harvard Review, New Letters, Ekphrasis, Antioch Review, Ekphrastic Review, Poetry East, Cortland Review, New York Quarterly, and many other magazines. He has collaborated on many occasions with artists, musicians, and other writers. He has received many awards for his work - including the Tony Quagliano International Poetry Award, the Cades Award for Literature, and the Ekphrasis Prize. He is Professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. He occasionally teaches poetry workshops, such as the Starting with Art workshops he has taught at Poets House and the Honolulu Museum of Art. (co-authored with Makoto Ōoka, Wing Tek Lum, and Jean Toyama). His other sorts of books include Looking for Edward Gorey, The Important Books: Children's Picture Books as Art and Literature, Stan Musial: A Biography, and A Hawai'i Anthology. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Harvard Review, New Letters, Ekphrasis, Antioch Review, Ekphrastic Review, Poetry East, Cortland Review, New York Quarterly, and many other magazines. He has collaborated on many occasions with artists, musicians, and other writers. He has received many awards for his work - including the Tony Quagliano International Poetry Award, the Cades Award for Literature, and the Ekphrasis Prize. He is Professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He occasionally teaches poetry workshops, such as the Starting with Art workshops he has taught at Poets House and the Honolulu Museum of Art.\"","brand":"Shanti Arts LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50366207820050,"sku":"9781947067851","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57ef58c4-2216-4f4e-8061-142b66b34a22.jpg?v=1728472889","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/moving-pictures-9781947067851","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}