{"product_id":"a-language-not-of-words-mary-kate-louis-9781764159135","title":"A Language Not Of Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eI have lived a thousand different years, yet the map upon my face remains unchanged...\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her evocative new collection, \u003ci\u003eA Language Not Of Words\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary-Kate Louis explores the visceral blueprint of love, not as a fleeting feeling, but as the very anchor that holds us steady when the earth is not. Following the raw inquiry of her acclaimed chapbook \u003ci\u003eA Kingdom Made of Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e, this work marks a definitive transformation from the shadows of survival into the silver light of connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning the red dust of Australia to the whispering streets of London, these poems trace a heroic journey of reclaiming sovereignty. Through the rhythmic lens of a \"seeker of truth,\" Louis navigates the quiet tension of court orders, the \"invisible walls\" of societal expectations, and the ultimate courage required to announce one's own arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Language Not Of Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the \"thousand versions of ourselves\" that finally learn how to return home. It is a testament to the mother, the migrant, and the survivor who chooses to write her legacy in ink rather than the dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this collection: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct I: The Scar\u003c\/b\u003e - An unblinking look at the \"bottom of the barrel\" years and the strength found in the seeds kept there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct II: The Red Earth\u003c\/b\u003e - A spiritual acknowledgement of ancestral lands and the heavy process of parting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct III: The Tether\u003c\/b\u003e - The cosmic and digital geometry of long-distance connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct IV: The Flight\u003c\/b\u003e - The transition of \"eight hands\" and the archive of small things carried across hemispheres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct V: The Sovereign\u003c\/b\u003e - The triumph of arrival and the peace of a new kitchen in a different kind of light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-read for anyone who has ever felt like a stranger in their own home and had the bravery to fly until they found an atmosphere heavy enough to finally land\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary-Kate Louis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764159136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764159135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary-Kate Louis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Mary-Kate Louis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001647374591,"sku":"9781764159135","price":25.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-language-not-of-words-mary-kate-louis-9781764159135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}