Bone House

by Kathy Miles

Poetry book. Bone House explores our physical relationship not only with the earth, but with what lies beneath it; 'that shamble of rubble and forgotten time' where our history and memories are buried.

67 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Dave Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

International Poetry Book Awards

Bone House was awarded 3rd Prize by judge Mike Jenkins in 2021.

"So close to the earth and animals, yet equally in touch with mythology. A perfectly-wrought collection which deserved to be on the Wales Book of the Year shortlist, Miles’s imagery startles and amazes, yet is never deliberate or strained." - Mike Jenkins

[Pamela Petro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure: Kathy Miles is a friend of mine. I’d always give her poetry collection a good review as a show of support. But here’s what I want to say: I don’t just love this collection because I love Kathy. Bone House is unique. Once read, this is a collection that truly becomes part of you. It’s so original, so generous, that in reading this book I really felt as if I were seeing the world for the first time, guided by a sensibility more keenly empathetic and intuitive than my own. I’ve found that Kathy’s poems have become yardsticks for the way I see the world—for the way I measure what I love. The coming of autumn has become the poem “Shadow-Play” for me. I urge everyone to read this beautiful, deeply felt, cleanly crafted, and wondrously intelligent collection. It’ll change your world.