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Figures of Speech

by Meryl Phair

Meryl Phair’s first book, “Figures of Speech” utilizes space, words within words, double meanings, and punctuation to explore the language through visual text. The collection is divided into eleven sections, each one with a different definition of the word, “word.” These poems “sculpt text into visual art” as Tell Tell Poetry has said.

beeing

by Meryl Phair

“beeing” is a collection of visual poetry that explores environmental themes, climate change, and personal identity. The poems within the collection utilize experimental visual elements to communicate the relationship between the author and our warming planet. As part of the purchase of this book, 15% will be donated to Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA), a global organization that supports and connects women leaders engaged in essential environmental work.

El Unicornio Blanco (The White Unicorn)

by Antonio Casares

Poems written by the poet in 2019 about Scotland and his visit to Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. The poems have been translated into English. The poet writes about his love for Scotland, where he connected with his Celtic roots in the Valley of Liébana, Spain. He saw Scotland as a symbol of the pursuit of freedom.

Look What The Wind Blew In!

by Khaleel The Writer

Picking up where GMST left off, Khaleel The Writer breaks into freeform, cinquains, haikus and sestinas to discuss God, love, heartache, rhetorical questions, worry, hip hop, broken relationships and more in raw, heartfelt storytelling.

G.M.S.T. (Getting My Shit Together)

by Khaleel The Writer

G.M.S.T. speaks verses about life, love, family, spirituality, and pop culture to showcase that all of these and other things help us grow into something beautiful, like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly, or seeds converting into a bouquet of roses when we work hard and get ourselves together (hence the cover).

Scorpio Season

by Khaleel The Writer

Scorpio Season is Khaleel The Writer’s third poetry collection. Along with covering sex, God and his love of writing, Khaleel The Writer delves into feelings of grief, death, doubt and more. These shifts in positive and negative moods mimic the movements of a scorpion in the desert sand: You have ups and downs, but it’s vital to keep moving forward in life. From “Some Days” and “The Storyteller” to “Thoughts of the Afterlife…” he bares his soul in each line while hoping to relate to others who s... more

Yin and Yang

by Khaleel The Writer

Yin and Yang explores duality and the concept of keeping contradictory values balanced–particularly light and dark. Khaleel The Writer dives into light and dark with various poems of love, loss, isolation, sex, writing, ambitions, and more. Similar to The Book of Khaleel, each poem is unique with a raw, vibrant freeform style while also allowing readers to deem each poem as Yin, Yang, or both.

The Book of Khaleel: Collected Poems Vol. II (2019-Infinity)

by Khaleel The Writer

The Book of Khaleel Vol. II is the second and final installment of Khaleel the Writer’s 21st century poetry anthology. It exhibits spiritual and human qualities such as hunger, praise, love, frustration, heartache, sex, coming of age, culture, prayer, introversion, perfectionism and more within the span of 14 years. It also serves as a love letter to music, historical figures and pop culture (i.e. Malcolm X, Denzel Washington, Spider-Man, Demi Lovato, Prince, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, Harry Potter, A... more

The Book of Khaleel: Collected Poems Vol. I (2006-2019)

by Khaleel The Writer

The Book of Khaleel: Collected Poems 2006-2020 is a poem anthology from poet, journalist, and writer Khaleel the Writer, showcasing spiritual and human qualities such as hunger, praise, love, frustration, heartache, sex, coming of age, culture, prayer, introversion, perfectionism and more within the span of 14 years. It also serves as a love letter to music, historical figures and pop culture (i.e. Malcolm X, Denzel Washington, Spider-Man, Demi Lovato, Prince, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, Harry Potter, ... more

Poèmes et histoires

by Ekaterina Yakovina

Poems about love and sense of life (French lng)

Returning: Tanka Sequences

by Michelle Hyatt & Jacob D. Salzer

Returning is a collaboration of tanka sequences by Michelle Hyatt and Jacob D. Salzer created in honor of Mother Earth and our ancestors. These tanka pairs are inspired by Indigenous peoples, animals, animal spirits, friendship, philosophical questions, spiritual connection, humor and a reverence for the Great Mystery and Mother Earth. The authors express the endless cycles of the seasons, returning to a spirit of compassion. This book includes 32 tanka (16 tanka pairs) per season, resulting in ... more

Romanian Poetry from its Origins to the Present

by Daniel Ionita

A comprehensive critical edition of the Romanian poetry from its origins some 400 years ago, through the "classics" and finishing with the contemporary generation.

Sandpointed

by Desiree Aguirre, Jackie Henrion, Sandy Lamson, Robens Napolitan, Sandra Rasor, R

A collection of poems and essays drawn from free-writes and monthly word lists, re-worked for publication. Reflects this womens group's unique perspective of the sometimes harsh realities of formative and local conditions distilled with courage and joy of life.

A Black Man And A Racist Walk Into A Bar

by Akassia Alexandria

In this debut book, Akassia talks you through firsthand experiences at various points of her life through various poems, drawings, and prose. She covers topics from pop culture, encounters, and feelings arising from our ever so fluctuating political climate. This isn't a book of hate—just observation. A Black Man and A Racist Walk Into a Bar feels more like a conversation between close friends that comes with humor, sadness, and fear. This work of art is something you will want to recommend to e... more

The Old West & Times Gone By

by Marshal T. Justice

If Louis L’Amour or Zayne Grey had written poetry this is what it would have looked like! These are real stories of strong men, and even stronger women, their lives, loves, and adventures back in the American West. Start with ““The Shootist”, a story about a sharpshooter, John Robert Smith, and the one woman in the territory who can do him better. Or, “Montana””. The amazing life story about a young cowboy who loses his parents in an indian raid, then becomes a deputy sheriff, and eventually... more

poems written by a late bloomer

by Karli Crispin

this collection of poetry explores the complex feelings around trauma depression sexuality love friendship and healing i have sometimes wished that people could read the thoughts that come into my mind because they are the truest part of me sometimes these thoughts represent the best in me but they can also represent the worst and i am going to share both with you because humans are not all good or all bad we overwhelmingly live in the gray area and this is what makes the human ex... more

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