{"product_id":"ekho-roslyn-orlando-9781593767983","title":"Ekho: A Poem in Three Parts","description":"\u003cb\u003eA profoundly playful poem in three parts, developed from an art installation, that considers the 'echo\/ekhō' as a social and historical phenomenon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Ekhō, the nymph of Greek mythology whose voice was stolen by the gods, through to the advent of the Amazon Echo smart speaker, the echo has been described as a condition of voicelessness, unfulfilled desire, loss and entrapment. These poems reconsider echoing as a poetic practice and as an orienting device that tunes the world into itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEkhō\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that combines Ancient Greek mythology with big tech to produce a philosophical, political and psychological exploration of love, capital, voicelessness and rage. A poem in three parts, through poetic narrative, this work considers the 'echo' as a social and historical phenomenon. From Echo, the nymph of Greek mythology whose voice was stolen by the gods, through to the advent of the Amazon Echo smart speaker, the echo has been described as a condition of voicelessness, unfulfilled desire, loss and entrapment. These poems reconsider echoing as a poetic practice, and as an orienting device that tunes the world into itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roslyn Orlando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593767986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593767983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Roslyn Orlando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311224705279,"sku":"9781593767983","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2835355-0bd9-4f68-b938-2002c8f251c5.jpg?v=1730888892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ekho-roslyn-orlando-9781593767983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}