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Report copyright infringementby Leyla Josephine (Author)Leyla Josephine dances between her private and public lives, her inner thoughts and outer performance, dipping into each side of herself with humour and reverence. In Public/In Private ends up in a stranger's flat on a one night stand, an awkward lunch with a politician, raves in dark sweaty clubs and midnight mass in Ireland. Some poems read like public proclamations but in others we are invited to listen through the crack of a bedroom ...

Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States

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Report copyright infringementby Lori Marie Carlson (Editor), Oscar Hijuelos (Introduction by)Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life.Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory--and pain--of being Latino ...

A Century of Poetry in the New Yorker: 1925-2025

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Report copyright infringementby New Yorker Magazine Inc (Author), Kevin Young (Editor)Edited by the magazine's poetry editor, Kevin Young, a celebratory selection from one hundred years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New Yorker Seamus Heaney, Dorothy Parker, Louise Bogan, Louise Glück, Randall Jarrell, Langston Hughes, Derek Walcott, Sylvia Plath, W. S. Merwin, Czeslaw Milosz, Tracy K. Smith, Mark Strand, E. E. Cummings, Sharon Olds, Franz Wright, John Ashbery, Sa...

Through Katrina's Eyes: Poems from an Animal Rescuer's Soul

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Report copyright infringementby Ed Kostro (Author)This book of poems depicts my Hurricane Katrina pet rescue efforts and some of the remarkable souls I encountered on the Gulf; stories of both victims and rescuers; stories that I will remember for the rest of my natural days. Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.17 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: December 13, 2005

Shadow Dancing: $elling $urvival in China

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Report copyright infringementby Kathryn Waddell Takara (Author)Award winning author Dr Kathryn Waddell Takara provides a compelling and intimate traveling stage through her pictorial poems that witness her impressions of the waking of a sleeping dragon - the New China, including the startling successes and disquieting obstacles and corruption. She likewise illuminates the reader of Chinese spiritual qualities, history, and their continuing reverence for knowledge, ancestors, and nature. Most ...

Writing Fire: An Anthology Celebrating the Power of Women's Words

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Browdy (Editor), Jana Laiz (Editor), Sahra Bateson Brubeck (Editor)Writing Fire celebrates the power of women's words with a wide-ranging exploration into the voices and visions of women of all ages, from many walks of life. From teens to seniors, from new mothers to great-grandmothers, this collection is brimming with the kinds of stories that have always been told around kitchen tables but have not always made their way into print. Including fiction,...

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Report copyright infringementby Jill Cronbaugh (Editor), Nicholas Lee (Editor), Rachel J. Sharkey (Editor)An Elemental Goddess takes matters into her own 'hands'...A young woman finds hope and connection in her garden after dusk...A grieving woman's creation finds the meaning of his existence.This collection from The Writers' Rooms community showcases where our writers' imaginations go when grounded in the Earth. In story, poetry, essay, and art, Writers of the Loam presents a multifaceted un...

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Report copyright infringementby Boston Williams (Author), Hanane Belaroussi (Artist), Irfan Chhatbar (Designed by)Poet, political activist, and social commentator Boston 'The Orator' Williams' introduction to the world of print is as fiery as it is eloquent. The Orator's poetry, though draped in eloquence, does not shy away from the cruxes of social injustice, the issues surrounding identity, and the struggles with love and expression as a young Black Man. This work speaks to feelings of jubi...

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Report copyright infringementby High Shelf Press (Created by), C. M. Tollefson (Designed by), Angela Dribben (Editor)A Monthly Collection of Art, Photography, Poetry, and Satire. High Shelf Issue IX (August 2019). 55 pages of poetry, art, photography, and satire. Works collected from artists and writers from across America and beyond. Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.16 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: August 15, 2019

Race, Regret, and the Reassurance of Love

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Report copyright infringementby David Matteo (Author), Khadija Jahmila (Cover Design by)The world has been willfully ignorant to the plight of racial injustice and inequality towards Hebrews, but now the pandemic has brought attention to these issues- now that freedom isn't so free, and theres time to listen and observe. In some form or another, we all have experienced loss, and I'm sure many of us regret not living to our full potential prior to 2020, but for everyday we're alive, that is Go...

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Report copyright infringementby Kathy McTavish (Author), Sheila Packa (Introduction by)Composer and cellist Kathy McTavish writes about her music and experimental film. This book features sequences of black and white photo images from the film "birdland", photographs of cello performance and includes a long poem, or score, for her unique fusion form. McTavish has received Jerome Foundation, American Composers Forum commissions and several awards from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. ...

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Report copyright infringementby Barbara Knickerbocker (Author)Touches of Life in Time and Space is the personal journal through art and poetry. As Book 2 in Barbara Knickerbocker's Windows on History, following Powder Keg, Knickerbocker uniquely matches her artwork to her poetry as she tells family stories of growing up, as well as presents her family history over 400 years. Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.27 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: July 14, ...

Yorkapedia: A Collection Of Verses About The Yorkies In My Life

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Daingerfield Dunn (Author)A perfect book for anyone who has ever loved a Yorkie. Twenty-three short verses on everything about the ardent affection, energy, and spunk these tiny furry bundles bring to our lives. The love and the loss is detailed in heartfelt verses that any Yorkie lover can easily relate to. Stephen details puppyhood, the fun they bring to our households and the sorrow when they are gone: From "Raw Pain", about loss: "Yet bound in this ...

The Adventures of King: My Red Guitar - Hardcover

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by David L. Yancey (Author), Demar Douglas (Illustrator)King is an African-American boy with naturally locked hair who sees Engineering and Technology as Art. Through poetic lingo, he pulls young readers on a journey through his unique ways of exploring modern technology. His adventures are fun, simple, and provide a complimentary vocabulary challenge for beginner level readers. "My Red Guitar" is King's first adventure in the world of music technology. His fascination uncovers how this elect...

Diary of E.A.Provost: Diary of that Weird Girl

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Report copyright infringementby E. a. Provost (Author), E. A. II Provost (Editor)E. A. Provost follows up her popular chapbook, 'Love, Joy, & Pees' with a full-length collection of her engaging and relatable poetry, accompanied by a vibrant selection of works from her last decade painting 'Encounter Art' at Vertical Call. She invites the reader into her life through poems about motherhood and the delights of raising children in the first half of the book called 'The Light Side, ' and thro...

Carnival and National Identity in the Poetry of Afrocubanismo

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas F. Anderson (Author)The poetry associated with Afrocubanismo has been of great interest to academics since the movement began in the late 1920s. Thomas Anderson's detailed analysis infuses new life into the study of these remarkable works. Focusing on the representations of carnival and its comparsas (carnival bands and music), Carnival and National Identity in the Poetry of Afrocubanismo offers thought-provoking new readings of poems by seminal Cuban po...

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Report copyright infringementby Alana Kirby (Author)Alana Kirby's poetry took TikTok by storm, reaching millions with her words of comfort and light under the pen name "Alaska Lane". Here she shares some of her most popular works in print alongside never before seen poems. Let her unspoken words carry you on a journey through the darkest nights of the soul and into the hope of the dawn: at the very root of it all, the truth is that i didn't know how to accept myself. i was never taught how t...

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Report copyright infringementby Alana Kirby (Author)The raw outpouring of emotion in easy to read prose has made Alana's work resonate with countless people who felt she was putting words to the feelings they struggle to articulate. Alana Kirby's first book, "the words i'll never say", sold 10,000 copies in its first six months due to her massive social media following under the pseudonym "Alaska Lane". Her poems have been viewed by millions around the world. With this continuation of her pre...

Let Be What Is: Poetry on the Ways God Breaks, Heals, and Shapes Us - Paperback

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by Anna Michal (Author), Jamie Crowley (Illustrator)Let Be What Is, a collection of thirty poems written throughout the author's 20s, does not begin to capture all of life with Christ. Instead, it snapshots one woman's breaking, healing, and shaping moments. They are individual in that they are written out of her experience, but universal in that everyone who would follow Jesus must inevitably walk His path of death, burial, and resurrection. With words that are relatable, ordinary, and profo...

American Rapture: Poems from a Heartscape - Paperback

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by Jordan Claire McCraw (Author), Jimmy Fontaine (Illustrator)This collection of poetry is for all the hearts that have done everything "right" but still end up in a gutter- all the people who are pissed off and unfulfilled, and who are able to laugh at themselves.No more lies. No more pretending. Whether we have lost our self-concept to our own broken childhoods, to parenthood, to careers, to marriages, to the wrong lovers- it is time for us to champion one another's truths, to embrace our w...

Trust Your Senses: The Earth Angel's Healing Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Novah's Son (Author)Discover the transformative power of unlearning societal conditioning and embracing the pure vibration of love and spiritual connection. Journey beyond the limitations of conventional wisdom and into the heart of spiritual awakening. Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.33 x 8 x 5.25 IN Publication Date: September 13, 2022

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by Adam Malik Siddiq (Author), Khaled Siddiq Charkhi (Foreword by)Lovers are wildly passionate seekers of God.They are intoxicated by their heart's longing for union with their Beloved.They ache and pray with their whole beings for the Light behind all forms.They thirst to drink the nectar of Love in every moment.They hunger to explore and know what lies behind the veils of perceived reality.They demand truth with their whole existence and will not settle for anything less.They are misfits, i...

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Report copyright infringementby Don Angelo (Author)Feast your body, mind and soul on the utterly tantalizing poetic transmissions within this second volume of Sacred Erotica. Don Angelo presents an Italian translation with each erotic poem, expanding your soul's sensual palette as you're blessed with sexiest words of the Italian language. Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.33 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: January 15, 2023

American Rapture: Poems from a Heartscape

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Report copyright infringementby Jordan Claire McCraw (Author), Jimmy Fontaine (Illustrator)This collection of poetry is for all the hearts that have done everything "right" but still end up in a gutter- all the people who are pissed off and unfulfilled, and who are able to laugh at themselves. No more lies. No more pretending. Whether we have lost our self-concept to our own broken childhoods, to parenthood, to careers, to marriages, to the wrong lovers- it is time for us to champion one anot...

Soul Vagina: In Between Sex and God, Who Am I? - Hardcover

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by Nomxolisi Ndlangana (Author), Michael Kelly (Editor)Soul Vagina is a debut collection from the fearless South African poet Nomxolisi Ndlangana who takes the reader on a woman's pilgrimage to the core of self identity. The work speaks of a love of self and the love of another as the author masterfully synthesizes the nuances and complexities of a five-year relationship into a single poem. Soul Vagina is a daring exploration of sexual freedom that transports the reader to a realm of physical...

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by Andre D. Woods (Author), Ryan a. Wright (Cover Design by)"Drowning in Comfort" by Andre D. Woods, is a collection of short stories and poems based around the gift and curse of "comfort" in a relationship, both internally and externally. Woods takes the reader on a rollar coaster of emotions by mixing his youthful experiences with his old soul. www.AndreDwoods.com@a.d.woods Number of Pages: 102 Dimensions: 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 22, 2019

Soul Vagina: In Between Sex and God, Who Am I? - Paperback

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by Nomxolisi Ndlangana (Author), Michael Kelly (Editor)Soul Vagina is a debut collection from the fearless South African poet Nomxolisi Ndlangana who takes the reader on a woman's pilgrimage to the core of self identity. The work speaks of a love of self and the love of another as the author masterfully synthesizes the nuances and complexities of a five-year relationship into a single poem.Soul Vagina is a daring exploration of sexual freedom that transports the reader to a realm of physical ...

Beautiful Heart: A Collection of Heartfelt Poems

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Report copyright infringementby Madlyn Epstein Steinhart (Author)Beautiful heartDoing the very best we canExpecting nothing in return but to be there and extend a handNot wondering what is in it for me or you In her second collection of poetry, Madlyn Epstein Steinhart evokes our universal emotions by focusing on the heart. Her poetry is organized around five themes: Beautiful Heart, Heartache, Heartburn, Heart Songs and Heart Strings. From love, to heartbreak, to gratefulness, and joy, the ...

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Report copyright infringementby E. B. Love (Author)Poetry has been at the core of E. B. Love's soul since childhood. She has penned hundreds of beautifully written manuscripts during her teen and early adult years. Now, decades later, she is releasing her first collection of poetry, Voices: Past and Present. E.B. Love shares her observations, beliefs, and deepest thoughts about her family, her ethnicity, and her experiences of being a black woman in America...Oh, so poetically. This eloquent...

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Rock Away at Beach 96: For Children's grief and loss

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Report copyright infringementby Ashley Payano (Author), Catarina Neto (Illustrator)A Children's Grief and loss book be it absence, illness, cancer, or death of a loved one or pet. Embark on a poignant journey with Tulumru the fox, Fultu the white tiger, and Wafa the bear as they set off on their final escapade to the beach before the end of summer. "Rock Away at Beach 96" gently explores themes of grief and loss through a lyrical narrative, guiding young readers to discover solace in acceptin...

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Report copyright infringementby Emmett Wheatfall (Author), Dale Champlin (Editor)First Among Beautiful Stars, by Emmett Wheatfall, is a book of poetry. These lyrical meditations invite the reader to experience awe, wonderment, and a sense of oneness by proposing that what comes in darkness becomes light. Wheatfall finds sanctuary in his stargazing. "And the moon, shining high among the stars, went / from being half-moon to a full one." In the title poem for First Among Beautiful Stars, Wheatf...