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Poetry
The Great Permission
by Andrew P. DillonThe Great Permission: A reliquary (thegreatpermission.com), is the first poetry collection built exclusively for the web. Licensed under Creative Commons, it features:
- 70 poems
- audio of the author reading each poem
- annotations
- pictures
- family recipes
—some of the many relics of a life.
The Mermaid with Angel Wings
by Betül KelezThe Mermaid with Angel Wings got inspired by the legend of Melusina who is a mythical creature of European folklore. This poetry collection represents her, but maybe also your inner thoughts and feelings as an outcast. Did you ever feel like you do not belong and have to keep parts of your personality to yourself ? Come and be part of Melusinàs inner world full of secrets.
Time For My Generation To DIE
by E. D. EvansA collection of Original Punk Poetry from an Original Punkster
UN/Reconciled
by Pasquale TrozzoloUn/Reconciled is a story of a love gone off told through a collection of 29 poems. It reminds couples that relationships take work even when in a powerful love. It is essential to capture the magnetic tension experienced in the first weeks and months of the relationship and find ways to keep discovering it even as the mundane of ordinary life interferes.
The World No Longer Speaks to Me and I Am Thankful for its Silence
by Samuel WillingerMusings on life, death, love, and everything that comes before, between, and after.
Bits and Pieces: Thoughts from a Life in Poetry and Prose
by Joyce Henefield ColemanEveryone’s life is a story. A story of a journey through joy and sadness, winning and losing, good health and illness, love and hate. The challenge is to navigate through life and to remain the person you were meant to be. To embrace life with all its joys and problems and to make it a source for goodness, love, beauty, and happiness for yourself and for others.
Joyce Henefield Coleman has always found comfort in the written word, especially in poetry. She has loved poetry for her entire... more
Unplugged- Haiku & Tanka
by Jacob D. SalzerUnplugged— is a collection of 43 haiku and 7 tanka by Jacob D. Salzer. Salzer's poetry encourages readers to take a break from technology and be immersed in the Natural world. This collection features poems published in the following journals and websites: Chrysanthemum, First Frost, Frogpond, Haiku Commentary, Hedgerow, Heliosparrow, Is/Let, Kingfisher, Presence, Ribbons, The Haiku Foundation, The Heron’s Nest and The Living Haiku Anthology.
The Elk in the Glade
by Bruce E WhitacreBased on personal memories and family oral history, Whitacre’s debut collection of sixteen poems traces the life and legacy of a family matriarch, his paternal great grandmother, Jennie Hicks. The daughter of American pioneers, she marries successful farmer, bearing him three girls, seeing them all married, only to outlive him and the farm. Once again alone and facing hardship, she transforms an almost forgotten hobby, her young girl dream, into a brilliant thirty-year career as a successful la... more
Cherished Virtues
by Serlina RoseWhat inspires you? Who inspires & motivates you? To whom are you grateful? What are you grateful for? Who are you thankful to or for? How happy & filled with joy are you? Cherished Virtues is a collection of poetic verses filled with positivity and inspiration. This book celebrates life, peace, peace of mind, joy, love, family, nature and even encourages one to empower self. Being humble and thankful in life is worth the vast struggles endures in life. Finding hope and having respect and a mo... more
Island Girl Affection
by Serlina RoseA compilation of various poetry forms with poems that speaks about love. Each poem was created with pride and is meant to impress the reader to dream. This book is meant to be an intro to the upcoming books on various other theme. Island Girl Affection is a chapbook collection of poems that showcase the author’s affection for nature, self, writing, family, and home. Poetry in it’s written form is a beautiful way in which one can view the world around. Peek into life and to find true affectio... more
A Thief Came in the Night
by Shelby Lauren TaylorThis is a collection of poetry, short stories, and illustrations written cathartically in response to the Supreme Court decision (DOBBS v. JACKSON) reversing ROE v. WADE and thereby rescinding the rights owed to women within the United States as autonomous and equal beings. This decision has created a maelstrom of emotions that can be felt vividly in this collection of art. Hopefully it can be a read that sparks kinship amongst our community and a determination to fight for women's reproductive ... more
I Messaged My Ex
by Samuel L. FieldUnrequited love, losing what might have been and visiting memories of what was; are frequently parts of our human experience. In ‘I messaged My Ex’, Field’s moments are captured with a rawness that shares real insights to the feelings and internal tension in that ‘stew of a process’ and for many readers, a lens that they see their own experiences and journeys within.
‘I messaged My Ex’ walks through the ‘stew of th... more
The Burning Page
by Zephyr DorseyThe Burning Page is a collection of three comic plays and thirty-one short poems written by Zephyr Dorsey (Rvwaa, Wrong Turns In Physics, Truths Written In Blood).
An Arrangement of Colors and Sense
by Jill GarrowayBlackout poetry is like sculpting: You begin with a page of text and carefully remove the unneeded words to reveal the poem within. It can be as simple as coloring over a page with a marker or, as in this book, it can be done using digital photography and art to complement and enhance the story. The themes range from relationships to mental health, feminism to activism, plus a dose of general whimsy.
The Ghosts of Us
by D Michael HardyIn his second collection of poetry, D. Michael Hardy explores the idea of the past as ghosts we must learn to accept, as pieces of ourselves that both comfort and haunt us, from childhood memories and lost friends, to the places we once lived and the people we'll never see again. The Ghosts of Us is a haunting collection of poetry that reminds us of all the things we’ve left unsaid, undone, and unresolved. It is a stark reminder to cherish every moment, love more often, live without regrets, ... more
Beauty and the Dark
by Chyanne MyersQuick and fast notes of poetry and personal quotes to live my own life by, now shared with the world. Welcome to my world and inner most dark, beautiful thoughts. In this book I wear my mental illness and addictions on my sleeve in a written form that is very relatable and easy to understand.
