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Crystal Reflection represents the author’s passion for the expression of deep feelings, releasing thoughts that were previously kept unrevealed and silent through written words on a page. Each poem describes in some way how life can take a toll on our spirit and sanity, especially when we are not honest with ourselves and others about who we truly are as a person and smother our desires and dreams, not allowing ourselves to experience the life we are meant to have and feeling the freedom to achi... more

Reveal Yourself: The best version of you is looking right through your eyes

by Matthew Scigousky

Reveal Yourself is a book of poetry is designed to inspire and awaken the soul. My poetry is based on the positive mindset and unlocking new ways to look at things through a lens of opportunity. I believe no matter the color of our skin, gender, or ethnicity we as people all go through very similar things in life. Our common bond is struggle, adversity, and challenges. We all face them in life. The difference maker is some of us try and run away and avoid while others understand that by embra... more

From the abyss…Into the ether…

by Anusha Akella

About the book... Writing, for me has always been something extremely comforting and cathartic. Poetry is all about perception and perspective; And in this little collection, you might find some dark, some emotional and some possibly even heartening poetry. All I can say is that they were written from a place of honesty and vulnerability. I have also shared some of my artwork in this book-I don't claim to be a great artist, but art has been my beacon of hope in trying times. It is what I fall ... more

Way Leads Onto Way

by Estelle M. Deshon

Poetry is Music, Poetry is Art and Poetry is Life. This collection is inspired by experience, by observation, by a heart and soul which seeks expression. It is about Life, Love, Struggle, Heartache, Beauty, Nature and ultimate Victory. Anchored in a deeply personal Faith in God this work overflows into a love for people and a call for protection of the creation. It explores the ways in which life has its own purpose and is a great teacher of lessons which sometimes are hard to learn. It is als... more

GREENWOOD POET

by Lancelot Schaubert

The Greenwood Poet spent two years spelunking the archive, grounds, and barrows of Greenwood Cemetery — America's oldest and greatest rural cemetery. While there, he uncovered stories of love and loss, stories of shipwreck and tragedy. And he met several Fae creatures who had something to say about New York city. Written mostly in heroic meter with a couple breaks for spoken word and Renaissance meters, The Greenwood Poet calls us to return to the Arcadia in our own neighborhood. And does so ... more

Am I So Different

by Robert Sedillo

Imagine being a child living with cancer. The cancer treatments have caused you to look different from your friends and classmates. People who make snide remarks and tease you because they don’t understand what living with cancer is like. That is what it is like for the girl in this book. The author and illustrator delve into her world using a rhythmical chronicle of one child’s life living with cancer so in the hope that others have an understanding that not only is living with cancer a ... more

The Colourblind Kid

by Tom Powell

A children’s rhyming picture book about a boy called Tim who is colourblind. Tim starts his first day at school, but he soon gets embarrassed by the way he sees colours differently from other children in the class. He is colourblind, colour vision deficient (CVD), and learns how this is okay. The story uses colours that someone who is colourblind might see and has some interesting colourblind facts. Colour blindness affects a large proportion of the population, this is the perfect way to hel... more

Restless for Words: Poems

by DeWitt Henry

Former Shakespeare teacher, novelist, memoirist, and founding editor of Ploughshares, DeWitt Henry in his first full collection of poems goes in varied and unexpected directions, from "mapping the heart" to meditating on the DNA of everyday words such as "candidate." He delights in quick-witted, gymnastic free association, contrary directions of thought and argument, and freely negotiates between the colloquial and literary, the personal and the cultural, and mixes moral searching with a benign,... more

How I Remember It

by Scarlet Gomez

The narrator takes the reader through an excavation of memories to understand just how she had ended up so unhappy. The narrator, a Dominican queer woman, is caught between the heartbreaking end of a 5-year relationship with her ex-girlfriend and the love-bombing glamor of her new love. He effortlessly charms her Christian family through his connection with God and his music, earning himself a permanent fixture in their daily lives. Things move quickly between them. They begin to plan their ... more

Adventures of Stewie & Veronika: Going to the Park

by louis scavone

A young girl and her dog go on an adventure to the park. They see animals and insects, have a great time rolling in the grass. the book is a rhyming book page to page.

IMPERFECT II

by Tabatha Yeatts

Being human means to sometimes lose perspective. We focus on the one negative comment we received instead of the ten positive ones. We think we're the only person who has had something really embarrassing happen to us, or that a problem we're having will go on forever. When we've lost sight of the big picture, how can we help ourselves put things back in perspective? Poetry can lend a hand.

Stories of a Harlem Resident

by Javier Sarmiento Jr

This uplifting book is more than a collection of poetry. It serves as a powerful tool of inspiration detailing the daily experiences of a Harlem resident. This book belongs on every poetry enthusiast's bookshelf. Come along with the author on an emotional ride through reflection and anticipation.

Who Am I: Mending a Lost Identity

by Anvil Long

Anvil Long was devastated to learn he had been conceived during a date rape incident. His lineage, which he had once believed to be an essential element of his being, was lost forever. The pain and internal struggle caused by this revelation consumed his thoughts daily. Anvil found writing helped soothe his suffering. Who Am I is a collection of poems and prose that captures his internal feelings as he worked to discover his reimaged identity through the healing process.

Holy Sparks

by Diana Woodcock

A collection of poetry with an ecotheological spin, the poems in Holy Sparks are grounded in a belief in the kinship between the cosmos and its Creator. Biophilic imagery is used throughout the poems to suggest that reverence for the earth is a natural consequence of reverence for God. The language of poetry is used to interconnect the human, natural and sacred, and to express humanity’s moral and ethical responsibility to our nonhuman kin. These poems question what it means for humans to live ... more

Science & Mysticism and The Veil's Cipher

by B Thomas Bigelow

Existentialistic, polytheocratic, metaphysitastic and occasionally velvety smooth poetry. Now with 50% more scientitiously minded chunks of BRILLIANCE!

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This book will be printed in tête-bêche format and only available in paperback. Science & Mysticism is the traditional front cover and text is on the right hand side. The Veil's Cipher is inverted and interleaved and will appear inverted on the left hand side until the book is flipped. Th... more

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