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This collection offers a rich harvest taken from one season in the poet's creative life. Like movements in a musical composition, these poems share leitmotifs—grief and the desire to honor those "saints" who have passed on; the sacramental power of nature; and, how works of art illuminate and console as they do. They point to the tension between the practice of monastic silence and the urge to bear witness, interrogating faith in the light of crises facing the earth and our human community.

The Shatter Between Heartbeats is not a poetry collection. It is a psychological event. A descent into the raw architecture of the human mind, where trauma is not described but embodied-where anxiety tightens like a vice, depression seals every exit, and survival is carved line by line without anesthesia. Written by E. T. Vale and edited by Amir Kapoor, this groundbreaking anthology explores the lived experience of mental illness through twenty-four unflinching, interconnected poems.

In this enchanting collection, Ocean Haiku: Poetry Adventures Under the Sea, sea creatures come to life in just 17 syllables, following the timeless 5-7-5 pattern. From playful dolphins to drifting jellyfish, each haiku captures a moment of underwater beauty, sparking imagination and curiosity. At the end of the book, you’ll find reflection questions and a haiku guide to inspire your own poetry.

With Tripas, Brandon Som follows up his award-winning debut with a book of poems built out of a multicultural, multigenerational childhood home, in which he celebrates his Chicana grandmother, who worked nights on the assembly line at Motorola, and his Chinese American father and grandparents, who ran the family corner store.

In the quiet corners of life, love often speaks the loudest. Through shared mornings, held hands, unspoken forgiveness, and the simple act of staying—this collection is a celebration of marriage, the journey of happiness, and the beauty found in everyday life. These poems are meant to be lived in, breathed in, and returned to again and again.

Step into the world of Hearthkeeper, a series of traditional poetry chapbooks that carry you — through love, loss, and memory — toward hope and hard-won wisdom. In Identity, the second chapbook in the series, you’ll hear poems that explore life events (childhood, illness, moving, sorrow and loss, self-respect, promises, relationships, achievement) and how they shape who we are and who we are becoming. Tender and luminous, each piece opens a space for reflection and self-discovery.

Adojuru is a map of memory, longing, and becoming-a collection of poems that unravel the journey of self through scattered moments, quiet reckonings, and the slow work of piecing oneself back together. Divided into four sections (Scattered, Searching, Shaping, and Seen) this collection traces the edges of vulnerability and transformation, holding space for those still finding their way. With a voice both lyrical and unflinching, Sandra Okuboyejo writes of longing, self-reclamation, and the fragile, powerful act of being known.

This book is a personal account of an individual life from the inside out. Living through these 24 thousand days and nights have taken form as a collection of emotional rants, stories, and perspectives.

Cyclists 'looking at each other' during a race is generally taken by commentators to be a portent of disaster. But why? Bike-racers, after all, are mostly young and easy on the eye. This epic recycling of the Orpheus myth unearths the dark legend behind the mystery of mutual admiration and shows why it is that, since the very ancient of days, riders have been encouraged, on pain of defeat (or worse), to keep their eyes modestly lowered and forwardly directed. And it does it in rhyming couplets.

Whispers of Grace: A Devotional Poetry Journal is my sacred invitation to reflect, heal, and create. These poems were born from hospital rooms and family legacy, from divine encounters and quiet moments of surrender. They carry my journey of faith, resilience, and creative worship.

Em Samaúme-se : é tempo de pés na terra, Flávia Muniz Cirilo apresenta conteúdos que afloram continuidade e amadurecimento em relação a obras anteriores, como Quero ver verdejar e Vilarejo: pergaminho do fogo . Aqui, quatro eixos temáticos parecem sobressair, a saber, reflexões existenciais, comunhão e valorização da natureza e elementos ancestrais, a crítica social e a exaltação da palavra escrita.

Step into In the Forest of the Self, a poetic exploration of self-discovery and personal growth. This inspiring book invites you to navigate a forest of reflections, uncovering the profound connection between self-knowledge, self-worth, and your life's purpose.

Feel the guilt a twin feels for his lost sibling, or how it feels being a young child growing up in a Jim Crow state. Celebrate love grown old, enjoy the rocking spirit of praising the Lord in church. Engage in the fear of what one man can do to a country. Remember the joy of celebrating the first black president, and the accomplishment of homeownership. All this a more in Aubrey E. Drummond’s First book of poetry, Boy Kant You Read.

Autobiography once more merges with theology as these poems illuminate in splendored natural detail how the seasons of creation parallel and explain the seasons of her life as a poet. Again and again, these poems shower us with glorious epiphanies from the natural world as it reflects God's generosity at work such as "spring's impossible news of green."

Em seu sexto livro de poesia, Bruna Beber conduz o leitor por um caminho limiar entre tempo e espaço, vida e morte.

Words are so important in our lives. The words we speak to others, or the words spoken to us are powerful tools that can chart the path we travel. This is true of both positive and negative words. Words can bow us down or lift us up. Our words are a product of our thinking and a consequence of how we see ourselves and how we engage the world around us. This book of poetry is a collection of fourteen poems designed to change our thinking and the words we speak to ourselves and to others. It is my hope that this book of poetry speaks to you in a unique and compelling way.

Immerse yourself in the soul-stirring verses of Aubrey E. Drummond’s second poetry collection, Eating ‘Round the Toilet Stool. Following the success of Boy, Kant You Read, Drummond continues to captivate with his poignant reflections on love, life, grief, and death. Experience the world through the eyes of a black man, as he weaves tales of reality and fantasy into a tapestry of emotions. Don’t miss this journey into the heart of life’s complexities.

Gathering Broken Light confronts pasts we cannot understand, largely following the October 2017 mass shooting. Anchored in the severity and the beauty of the Mojave Desert landscape, fractured narratives, surrealist repetition, and imagistic lyricism work to contemplate grief, including both overwhelming sorrow and deep love. To those lost by gun violence, a voice yearns, “I wish I could sing the sky to you.”

Trigger warning—this book is about infant loss. Are you ready to even try to wrap your head around such a devastation? I lived through it. The words to say are still being written. I have edited dozens of books, and I still cannot reach the bottom of my emotions. This book exposes my broken heart with jaw-dropping honesty. I have defied my silence and shared my melanated story with eye-opening audacity.

The gods are loosely based on the Enneagram. One last thing... ORC LORE sounds best At night... By a fire... The circle turns... The circle turns... The circle turns again....