“To my mind, what distinguishes Marchant’s work is his willingness to take a hard look at human suffering while maintaining his unflinching, delicate tone.” —The Journal            house that floatson a muddy river in spring-time flood,house like a human head on the surface,house with a boy’s face, turned up.                   —from “House on Water, House in Air”In The Looking House—Fred Marchant’s new collection of poems—the poet lays out a map of human suffering, from wars within the psyche to wars that rage across the contemporary landscape.
