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  • The Wildebeest and a Bunch of Crock and Other Animal Story Poems

    by Jeffry Glover
    In this entertaining collection of rollicking tales by award-winning poet Jeffry Glover you will find playful land and sea animal stories in rhyming verse that amuse and delight. You'll meet a wildebeest that a crafty crocodile is trying to entice to take a swim, courageous cowsmoonauts making history rocketing to the moon, a tiny cricket in a thicket, a stylish cow deciding what to wear to the county fair, a joyful band of jazz-playing bears, a peliphant, a leopon, a zonkey, and scores of other... more

  • Secrets Make You Sick

    by Sarah Erin
    Secrets Make You Sick is a poetry collection that candidly explores the intricacies of severe mental illness and subsequent trauma. It delves into the sense of self, the highs and lows of Bipolar Disorder, the effects of Complex PTSD, and the many layers of grief. *The topics addressed in this collection are highly sensitive. please read at your own discretion and take care of your heart.

  • Tough Skins, Tender Hearts: Poems about men... for everyone who loves them. (Heart-break, Happiness & Healing Poetry-verse)

    by Sameer Kochure
    The mind tells us beautiful stories, But a man’s heart lays bare the truth. - Sameer Kochure. Welcome to an unveiling, an understanding, an unravelling of the man’s heart. As painlessly as possible, we will rip open a man’s ribcage and put the soft, quietly beating muscle under our microscope, in an effort to unlock its mysteries. What will we find? Perhaps some hope, some desires, some fears. A few battle hardened scars, way too personal dreams, wounds yet to heal, maybe a tender ... more

  • 13 Poets from Long Island

    by Valenti, Kandel (Anthology Editors)

    There’s a centenarian and a soon-to-be centenarian, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter who was an applicant for the NASA Journalist in Space Project, a former NFL running back for the New York Jets on teams with Joe Namath, a world traveler who’s been to the Arctic and Antarctica, a Hungarian refugee whose family escaped the Holocaust and, later, Soviet rule, a former female U.S. Marine who’s a Poet Laureate, a philosopher who had talk show host Dick Cavett’s father as a teacher and got a ve... more

  • Schoolyard Crushes & Prozac Prescriptions

    by Tori Lutz
    This debut book by Tori Lutz explores the impact and rawness of first experiences, be it love or navigating mental health and trauma. Schoolyard Crushes & Prozac Prescriptions takes the reader through honest accounts of darkest hours and the beauty of innocence, even as it is lost.

  • THE POETIC PACIFIC

    by Ricky Mato Paisip Narewec
    The Poetic Pacific contains a collection of 124 poems I have written whilst I was experiencing a mental elevation and transition from the current world where we live to another newfound world. I consider the current world where we live as the Real Physical World [RPW], where we survive by doing things according to our feelings, emotions, and sensory experiences. And I consider the newfound world that I have transited into as the World of the Minds [WOM] because it is a world that exists only in... more

  • Devotions and Desecrations on the Downtown Bus

    by JD Rage
    Downtown poet, New Wave band leader, singer-songwriter, curator and publisher, JD Rage set about writing at least one poem each workday as the M-15 bus shuttled her between her counterculture life on the Lower East Side, and her straight day job in Lower Manhattan, in the last couple years of the 1990's. She preferred walking but when declining health forced her to ride the bus, she decided to put the time to good use by writing. Struggles with work and bosses, struggles with love and sex, ... more

  • Melancholia: A raw and honest exploration of depression, grief, and loneliness

    by Liam Vandermeer
    "Melancholia" takes the reader on an intimate, unfiltered journey through the labyrinth of human emotions. This collection of poems delves into the most sensitive corners of our minds and hearts, shining light on topics that are often left hidden in the dark. It explores the depth and breadth of depression, loneliness, and anguish. The poems don't shy away from the uncomfortable truths of depersonalisation, self-harm, regret, and guilt, and bravely lay bare the underbelly of suffering, expres... more

  • Frayed Edges

    by Tor Rose
    Frayed Edges is an evocative and thought-provoking collection that pays homage to the unfiltered human experience. Embodying the delicate balance between strength and vulnerability, these poems showcase both the serrated and fragile aspects of life. Within these pages, readers will explore the psychological burdens that accompany personal growth, the yearning for a meaningful existence, and a sardonic perspective that occasionally offers respite from life's bleakness. In a world that emphasizes ... more

  • The Phoenix Tapes

    by Nelle J
    In this book, Nelle J gives you two sides. Side A, Inferno, is a collection that dives deep into fiery, heartfelt moments that can be too much to bear or extremely exhilarating that cause spark. With her tell-it-like-it-is personality, you will feel the heat. Side B, Ash, mellows out the mood with a touch of charisma and a sense of renewal. Being authentically yourself even in heated moments is Nelle J's passion and purpose while navigating unnecessary baggage.

  • The Valley of Sorrows

    by lief ericson

    The unknown inheritance of a war. The cause and effect of combat.

  • Complexion of a Rose

    by Auteanna Bay
    Auteanna Bay, brings to you a collection of short stories and poems. written in an unorthodox type of way. Stories and poems range from romance, fantasy, spiritual thoughts and more. A simple way to introduce her writing into the world before coming out with more work.

  • Saint Express: That Weird Christian Kid

    by ChuChu Ukpabi
    There’s ALWAYS something that challenges your faith. And that was Avera’s role in my life at the time. This is the real life story, told in verse, of my growing in Christ. Some parts are romantic. MANY parts are embarrassing. Some parts are inspirational. Some parts are extreme. But all of it is for His Glory. This is the struggle I had with my Lord Jesus, with Avera, with my stupid past sins, with my flesh, And who I’m called to be. It gets weird.

  • Turn Your Back on the Shore

    by Scott Rosin

    This varied poetic collection touches on alienation, conservation, environmentalism, and the joyful psyche and practice of wave-riding. Scott Rosin presents a sensual wordscape that is accessible, thoughtful, and reflective of his half-century among the breakers. Sometimes classical, always biographical, his poetry employs the beat and rhythm of the ocean.

    Humorous and satirical with a tinge of the philosophical, Rosin's poems are about stepping away from our fast-paced civiliz... more

  • The Ring In Which We Must Fight Loss Love Life Through Grief

    by Nicholas Bellamy

    This book displays the ups and downs of grief round by round wave by wave. The dark side of grief can be overwhelming but also liberating as you begin to understand why grief moves the way it does. We must embrace the loss with the intent to develop and grow from what comes of grief. Grief doesn't define you but allows you to see the world through a different lens. Feelings and emotions can dictate the day so we must be mindful of how we deal with them and give ourselves grace to feel.... more

  • Life Therein: A Moment at a Time

    by Matthew D. Hunt

    Through its beautiful and expressive language, raw honesty and poignant vulnerability, "Life Therein: A Moment at a Time" speaks to the universal experiences of the human condition.

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