Pink Plastic House by Kristin Garth

Pink Plastic House Reviews

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  Christina

  Kristin Garth's work is a vulnerable piece of writing, connected with hybrid memoirs. It is filled with sonnets upon sonnets of language that is precise, detailed, and profound; her words hitting us like punches in the guts. The poems in this book are as naked as the clothes Garth removes as a stripper; layer upon layer of pain, abuse, and self-worthlessness echo in the imagery, yet there is a constant flash of light throughout the darkness.
  A must read for poetry lovers. I highly recommend this book.
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  J.D. Estrada

  Poetry is such a drastically different experience from one poet to another. What I have noticed though, is that I really like when a poet ventures into vulnerability or does away with pulling punches and instead opts for writing something true, occasionally shocking, intense. Some of the poetry I most enjoy is when a poet wears only their words and is naked in every other sense. This small collection by Kristin Garth is as unique as it is disarming.
  
  The amazing thing about poetry is that you can find beauty in things that aren't necessarily beautiful to the untrained heart. Garth repeatedly delves into her doll house, leaving every single room's door wide open for you to dive in. The content is mature so please keep kids out of the room when you walk into the doll house. The poems within have a particular fire to them I don't think I've read before and that's always a refreshing experience. She describes herself as a woman child and the word lolita wouldn't be out of place in certain contexts. There is a coy sexuality in the poems within, though always written with careful intent, focus, and to amazing results.
  
  Good poetry is one that makes you feel something. Great poetry is the one that sticks with you, that invites rereads, and leaves you wondering what else can this writer come up with. That said, Kristin Garth is an amazing poet.
  
  Of note is that I received an annotated copy of this collection with notes and words from the author herself speaking to me. This isn't a boiler plate experience but the words of the author who wanted to leave a couple of extra messages in this amazing collection. So if you can get your copy straight from her, trust me, it's worth it.
• 
  Paige Johnson

  20+ poems divided into sections of a doll house, including a graveyard! If you buy direct from PinkPlasticHouse, she may annotate some of the pages w/ meanings/what happened after! She builds her dream world w/ “cash she mines from men who think it’s all pretend.” Hard to beat the opener in its plainspeak about what it means to be a woman-child/Little.
  
  Three pieces in w/ Blow Pop and it’s already the smuttiest fun, a favorite book (I swear I think each time). Especially love all the bits about “earning” gifts. House arrest, sad Sirens, disgraced princesses, Satan lurking in libraries, candle wax as toe polish. Sixteen is prob most trad cute poem, none of it quite cottagecore but flirting with it.
  
  My Beast is probably the best image-wise: blond button-down Baphomet vs a bookworm bow-wearer. Then there’s Dorothy in the Land of Oh la la, Adams Family temptresses, “blacktop starlets,” yet all the retellings are subtle, fully reimagined. First Demon’s end can be taken multiple ways, I’ll be thinking on it a while. If you only ever read one of Garth’s books, this is probably the most versatile yet tangible.
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  Miss December

  This installment from the Sorceress of Sonnets is so creative and so well-put together that I feel like it should have commercials and t-shirts made.
  
  Pink Plastic House is so well-written and every poem is one that you'll want to come back to. They're all strong pieces that you can tell why the author chose to include them. It's absolutely a keeper and is a great addition for any poetry collection. This is one of the best poetry books I've read all year (her book Shakespeare For Sociopaths is another one), and I would definitely recommend this for those who are fans of sonnets, forms, erotic verse, or authors who just know their craft in general.
  
  I've said it before, and I'll say it again: You cannot go wrong with a Kristin Garth collection. I'm a big fan of this one.
  
  Major props to the author for really baring her soul- she committed to courage with a lot of these pieces and it shows. She turned her darkness into art and this is a book worth having around.
  
  You're a beautiful and talented writer, KG. Please keep writing!
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  Preston Smith

  Kristin Garth balances the soft and the explosive, all laced with vulnerable anecdotes, in succinct perpetuity without ever erecting barriers that might pull a reader from her words. Rather, you are left clinging to each word—and each word is carefully picked like fresh berries to form cohesive arrangements. What's more, Garth's chapbook shines from the very beginning as its very being, the concept on which it is hinged, is something unique and fresh in the literary world. As you explore the rooms of her titular house, you unearth unabashed sexuality, unapologetic love, and, through it all, empowerment engraved into each brick of the house. "Pink Plastic House" is a chapbook that is a breath of fresh air by nature, and one that I would heavily recommend to avid poetry readers and poetry newbies alike.
• 
  Kendall

  Garth is a master of the modern sonnet, taking her poems in places the early masters couldn't or wouldn't go. In a landscape where formal poetry is practically a pariah, Garth makes it both sensual and alluring.
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  Granolarouge

  Kristin Garth is among the most brilliant poets of our time. Her grasp of the sonnet is solid and she also has a story to tell. I really enjoyed this book.