I Am a Broken House

By J. Patrick Lemarr

I Am A Broken House is a collection of poetry from author J. Patrick Lemarr. This book collects work written over what the author describes as "six of the most hellishly trying years" of his life. But Lemarr believes that it is our brokenness that makes us beautiful...and that our family, friends and faith make the struggle worthwhile.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Write Crowd Publishing
• Release date: Dec 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781958476000

J. Patrick Lemarr

J. Patrick Lemarr currently lives in Indiana with his wife, Heidi, and their children. When he isn’t crafting horror and fantasy for Write Crowd Publishing, he is writing exclusive content for his Patreon supporters. The Lemarrs film reactions and reviews for movies and television on their YouTube channel, Pop Pop Fizzle, and discuss all things pop culture on their podcast, Pop Pop Culture.

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I AM A BROKEN HOUSE

a collection of poetry

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.

SARA TEASDALE

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"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be.

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."

CHARLES DICKENS

PREFACE

This book earned its title in every conceivable way. When I first began planning its publication, I had no way of knowing it would turn out to be such an uphill climb during one of the most hellishly trying seasons of my life. It seemed, after all, like an easy enough task: collect the poetry I had written over the course of the last few years, present it to the world and hope that it would eventually recoup its cost. That‟s really all I envisioned for it. Easy