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The White Silhouette by James Harpur winter pamphlet choice Not for the weak-kneed orThe 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