We a good story
Quick delivery in the UK

Soul House

About Soul House

Gansel opens this meditative volume of 53 prose poems with an epigraph from Gaston Bachelard: ''against all odds, the house invites us to say: I will be a citizen of the world despite the world.'' In these war-torn days of refugees fleeing to Europe, Gansel strives to describe what we have in common, creating a crossroads of people, places, and languages she has loved. For Gansel, a poet rebuilding her ''soul house,'' every word is a building block. At the same time that she welcomes the stranger to her lost house, poetry is her weapon - ''these migrant poems from all languages, these smuggled words that no border can stop'' - with which to fight persecution and exile. Sophie Ehrsam wrote, ''The ''soul house'' is anything that harbors a glimmer, a hope, including an open door or an outstretched hand.''

Show more
  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781954218178
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 168
  • Published:
  • November 22, 2023
  • Dimensions:
  • 222x142x14 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 258 g.
  In stock
Delivery: 3-5 business days
Expected delivery: December 5, 2024

Description of Soul House

Gansel opens this meditative volume of 53 prose poems with an epigraph from Gaston Bachelard: ''against all odds, the house invites us to say: I will be a citizen of the world despite the world.'' In these war-torn days of refugees fleeing to Europe, Gansel strives to describe what we have in common, creating a crossroads of people, places, and languages she has loved. For Gansel, a poet rebuilding her ''soul house,'' every word is a building block. At the same time that she welcomes the stranger to her lost house, poetry is her weapon - ''these migrant poems from all languages, these smuggled words that no border can stop'' - with which to fight persecution and exile. Sophie Ehrsam wrote, ''The ''soul house'' is anything that harbors a glimmer, a hope, including an open door or an outstretched hand.''

User ratings of Soul House



Find similar books
The book Soul House can be found in the following categories:

Join thousands of book lovers

Sign up to our newsletter and receive discounts and inspiration for your next reading experience.