This Poem is a House

This Poem is a House by Ken Sparling, published by Coach House Books in 2016, is a literary work that explores the complexities of love through a unique narrative lens. With 107 pages, this edition presents a meditative and magical journey, focusing on the interplay between a girl’s story and a boy’s poem, akin to how a house provides shelter for its inhabitants.
Readers will find a thoughtful examination of relationships and the emotional landscapes they create. The book delves into themes of love and connection, inviting reflection on how we arrange the metaphorical furniture within our lives. With elements of magical realism woven throughout, this work encourages an exploration of the intricate ways we experience and express love.
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If love is a house, how do we arrange the furniture?
Meditative and magical, a book as complicated as the ways we love, This Poem Is a House is, in the end, about a girl’s story sheltering a boy’s poem, the way a house shelters the lives of the people who live in it.
‘Discovering Ken Sparling’s work changed everything I knew about writing. It made me realize that a novel could and should be just that – novel, that that was the point of writing, of life. Reading his work felt like permission to be myself the way that he was his self. Reading Ken Sparling reminds you that you’re free.’ – Jonathan Goldstein
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