{"product_id":"this-poem-is-a-house-paperback","title":"This Poem Is a House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Sparling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom accomplished writer Ken Sparling comes a spare verse novel about a girl and a boy and the life they're writing together. But the girl wants a story and the boy wants a poem, and the furniture in the house is stuck in the middle. Meditative and magical, a book as complicated as the ways we love, \u003ci\u003eThis Poem Is a House \u003c\/i\u003eis, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Sparling \u003c\/b\u003ehas written six novels, including \u003ci\u003eDad Says He Saw You at the Mall \u003c\/i\u003e(Knopf, 1996), commissioned by Gordon Lish. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Sparling is the author of six novels: \u003ci\u003eDad Says He Saw You at the Mall\u003c\/i\u003e, commissioned by Gordon Lish; \u003ci\u003eHush Up and Listen Stinky Poo Butt\u003c\/i\u003e, handmade using discarded library books and a sewing machine; a novel with no title; \u003ci\u003eFor Those Whom God Has Blessed with Fingers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBook\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for The Trillium Award; and \u003ci\u003eIntention Implication Wind\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Toronto, where he works in a marketing role with the city's public library system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771648278816,"sku":"9781552453346","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6f2a1f90bf2a2aa0a56a7c3fc806e44.webp?v=1780390248","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-poem-is-a-house-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}