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Warcries
by Nicole GoodwinWarcries is a poetry collection based on the author's experiences in combat theater and her homecoming.-
Rebellious Mindset
by Lovejoy Muunganirwa 
No More Secrets
by matthew james kauschRemember forever? Lusting for the answers to all the unwritten questions of this world? Take a stroll with the damned to find the last dragon as she weeps chained down in the sunken garden. Grasp for the straws of hope. Remember forever? Attrition? War? Drugs? Sin? Redemption? Has religion just become a fashion symbol? This dark journey scratches at divine hope.
Strangers Like You
by Mark MansfieldStrangers Like You (Van der Decken, 83 pages excl. frontmatter, acknowledgments and bio) is Mark Mansfield’s first poetry collection. Most of the poems in Strangers Like You were previously published and range stylistically from work in received forms to free verse. The book is divided into four, untitled sections -- running through each, the commonplace of what has faded from our lives but lingers on in one form of absence or another -- the shadowline haunting&... more
Situational Madness
by Walter SchenckA collection of political poetry in favor of Donald Trump elected as President and protest poetry against the imbalances of the writing world.
Facts of Life: Reflections on Ignorance and Intelligence
by Rehana ShamsiFacts of Life: Reflections on Ignorance and Intelligence is the result of Rehana Shamsi’s observations, experiences, and relationship to her former society. Many of the poems bring to the forefront the emotional and psychological trauma caused by men’s traditional dominance over women in majority of South Asian households. Women’s constant struggle to overcome suppression is a major theme covered in this collection of poetry.
In addition, Shamsi showcases her ... more
The Red Petticoat
by Joan SloweyThis collection of poetry tells the story of a life from childhood, The Red Petticoat and The Small Dark Man to parenthood, In a Yellow Dress and My Girl, to thoughts of death, Bones and Mortality, and, of course, everything in between. The sea is a feature in many of the poems reflecting the life and experience of the poet. There are sets of three haikus here and there to give a change of pace.
Divine Wisdom: Diwani Hikmet
by Jonathan TrapmanFirst ever translation in English of 10th century Sufi founder and mystic poet Hoja Ahmed Yassawi's Diwani Hikmet - Divine Wisdom. Translated from the original Chagatai and featuring his 149 known remaining verses plus the Munajat
God is the Dance: And The Dance Is the Way to Freedom
by Nina CrinisAn inspirational, creative, coloured book of beautiful, down to earth, heart-felt poetry and prose; Expressed in a way to tell a story of human emotion through a traumatic event of the author"s son Brendan gone missing. The author"s personal relationship with the Creator of the universe holds her hand, through a spiritual connection of healing and uplifting, inspiring verse; Which carries her above this storm of life and sets her free of grief and heals her broken heart; That makes ... more
Confessions: Brainstormin' from Midnite 'Til Dawn
by C Liegh McInnisConfessions: Brainstormin' from Midnight 'til Dawn is C. Liegh McInnis' second collection of poetry and his most personal. The attention to imagery is still there, but in this collection McInnis seeks to create images that evoke a catharsis in the reader. Though these poems address emotional and psychological pain and development, McInnis' metaphysics seem to take a backseat to his concern with tangible life; yet, by the end of the collection the reader realizes that McInnis' exploration of t... more
Matters of Reality: Body, Mind & Soul
by C Liegh McInnisMatters of Reality: Body, Mind, and Soul is the first collection of poetry by C. Liegh McInnis and shows his balance of all things physical and metaphysical. The core or essence of this work is McInnis' imagery as it is his goal to paint pictures that cause us to see what we often miss. These poems address politics, love, self-discovery, and religion all with the notion that physical pain is a reflection of metaphysical pain and that healing the world means to heal our insides.
Da Black Book of Linguistic Liberation
by C Liegh McInnisDa Black Book of Linguistic Liberation is McInnis' fourth collection of poetry. In this collection, McInnis uses his poetry to teach and celebrate African American history, culture, and beauty. Accordingly, he also challenges blacks and whites who continue to create policy or behavior that he sees as detrimental to African Americans. Yet, with all his socio-political fire, McInnis' poems are still driven by his wit and imagery, allowing him to paint pictures that are bold, vivid, and beautifu... more
Searchin’ for Psychedelica
by C Liegh McInnisSearchin' for Psychedelica is a seamless blend of physical and metaphysical issues. McInnis paints pictures that baptize our faded black and white reality in a rainbow of magic realism, making it known that he is searching for more than the trinkets of physical gratification, showing that activities such as sex are merely humanity’s misguided attempt to gain inner peace. This collection contains two of McInnis' most noted poems. "Mississippi Like" pays homage to the rich and complex culture o... more
The Gifts of Life
by Kevin BatesThese poems are spiritual, fun emotional and thought provoking. Thus making this book a great companion: for all those reaching out to God, family or a loved one. If you have ever been deeply in love had your heart broken, been abused, lost a loved one or if you wander what lies beyond what is seen without the naked eye, or maybe if you're just wanting to have fun... This book is for you.
A.B.C's of Love
by Kevin BatesIf love just as simple as ABC. Sometime we are like a 3 year old trying to learn our ABC's stumbling over our speech looking lost and confuse. Just hoping someone can tell us how to get it right. This is a fun book of poems with the delight that that 3 year has when getting it right jumping for joy and looking for a hug.
Forever Built of Days
by Jessie Witt PannellForever Built of Days is a poetic time travel manual, striking every hour on the hour to toll the sacred crossroads of life, from the catastrophic to the sublime. Using brutal words in the tenderest ways, this debut collection of poetry and conversational prose offers vulnerable confessions with tongue in cheek wit about how to sit beside the moment of birth, hour of death, and hold a vigil for God every second in between.
