ANIMALS IN THE HOUSE

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sally Cobau</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'s </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Animals in the House: 18 Sonnets</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> she writes about many people including her husband children parents grandparents friends students and past loves. She creates an ever-shifting landscape to illustrate the fine line between whimsy and despair. The characters in these poems never fully disappear. Even in death they inhabit a ghostly presence haunting the old homes. Likewise the animals that live in the houses provide a comfortable opposition to the human world as they enhance our earthy beautiful existence.</span></p><p></p>