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Poetry for Kids

by Sophia Shah

Sophia has been a prolific storyteller since the time she learned to talk. As she got older that love of storytelling soon transpired into writing short stories. With her vivid imagination she can create and tell stories or narratives in an impromptu style. When she was 6years old she joined an after-school poetry club and that is where she wrote her very first poem titled “The Old Lady”. That marked the beginning of a series of poems that she later authored over the course of the 2years of pand... more

Mighty Dragon and a Tiny Ladybug

by Nina Maxim

Two noticeably distinct critters, especially in height, A mighty dragon and a tiny ladybug that was very bright, Their friendship was strong and their bond was truly tight, They found themselves in a fantasy world That they explored together with great delight!

No Small Thing

by Trevor Conway

Trevor Conway is from Sligo, Ireland. He wites and edits poetry and fiction. He also occasionally writes songs and articles. His first collection, Evidence of Freewheeling, was published by Salmon Poetry in 2015. This was followed by Breeding Monsters in 2018. trevorconway.weebly.com No Small Thing is a collection of poetry centred around the home, housework, family and parenthood. It tackles the physical and emotional endurance required to build and maintain a home, to raise a child. I... more

How to Navigate Our Universe

by Mary Soon Lee

How to Be a Star Gravitationally collapse a nebula. Fuse hydrogen into helium. If desired, explode. How-to astronomy poetry to answer vexing questions such as How to Surprise Saturn, How to Blush Like Betelgeuse, and How to Survive a Black Hole. How to Navigate Our Universe is a collection of 128 poems, ranging from whimsical to serious — poems about planets, stars, black holes, and astronomers, complete with essential advice such as How to End the Universe.

You're Dead After School

by Andreas Gripp

A collection of brand-new poems melding nostalgia with a zeitgeist firmly planted in 2023. Dark humor pirouettes with trigger warnings and the opaque divide between generations becomes translucent. This is the 29th book of verse by London, Ontario writer Andreas Gripp, whose poems have been praised for their accessibility, emotive narrative, and for being grounded within the human experience.

Fairy Slippers

by Peter Waldor

Waldor's captivating poems transport us into a realm where nature has majesty as well as solitude. Denizens of the mountains and forest, even fungi, take on a magical significance. Waldor reminds us that wonders await when we pause, observe, and immerse ourselves in nature.

—Britt Bunyard, Publisher, Fungi Magazine

In Peter Waldor's Fairy Slippers, we are taken into a magical world of nature where the tiniest forms of beauty loom large. De... more

Canvas by Richard Gilmore Loftus

by Richard Gilmore Loftus

Canvas promises to be a highly polished, sophisticated collection of poems that explore themes as diverse as love, sex, death, memory, and art. As reviewers and editors have said of three previous books by Richard Gilmore Loftus, expect the poems in Canvas to be weighty but nimble, full of beautiful language, keen observations, and fresh, surprising metaphors—a collection that rewards careful and repeated readings.

Poppy Dwarf and The Wishing Flower

by Nikita Smit

It's about a dwarf girl that sets out on a journey to explore and find a magical flower that grants wishes for a few magical hours. She meets new characters, explores herself, learns to love and respect herself and the value of being yourself. The book is full of words that rhyme and a few pages with descriptive words for the interested reader, has stunning illustrations featuring Poppy's adventures as well as a letter from Poppy to her readers!

Turn Your Back on the Shore

by Katharine Valentino

This varied poetic collection touches on alienation, conservation, environmentalism, and the joyful psyche and practice of wave-riding. Scott Rosin presents a sensual wordscape that is accessible, thoughtful, and reflective of his half-century among the breakers. Sometimes classical, always biographical, his poetry employs the beat and rhythm of the ocean. Humorous and satirical with a tinge of the philosophical, Rosin's poems are about stepping away from our fast-paced civilization and paddl... more

Orange September

by Jasmine Farrell

Unafraid and bare, as the autumn leaves fall over Brooklyn, a young woman discovers a love that was, is, and will be. Orange September gives us a peek into her heart as she navigates a budding union. Through lines brimming with passion, romance, and a few giggles, each word paints a vivid portrait of their love. Orange September is a must-read for anyone who has ever loved outside the lines.

Love(ly) Child

by Emanuel Xavier

Blood & Nectar

by Hrichita Paul

Written through times of Burnout and contrastingly, through times when exaltation encapsulated the air, leaving a taste of 'Melancholy Euphoria,' this very book is the amalgamation of blood and nectar, suggesting the co-existence of strength with weakness, telling on the agonizing truths while maintaining solidarity. Reflecting on themes such as Pessimism, Nihilism and on many more ideas that outright questions, containing an underlying attack on the reality we live in while delving into concept... more

The Wildebeest and a Bunch of Crock and Other Animal Story Poems

by Jeffry Glover

In this entertaining collection of rollicking tales by award-winning poet Jeffry Glover you will find playful land and sea animal stories in rhyming verse that amuse and delight. You'll meet a wildebeest that a crafty crocodile is trying to entice to take a swim, courageous cowsmoonauts making history rocketing to the moon, a tiny cricket in a thicket, a stylish cow deciding what to wear to the county fair, a joyful band of jazz-playing bears, a peliphant, a leopon, a zonkey, and scores of other... more

Secrets Make You Sick

by Sarah Erin

Secrets Make You Sick is a poetry collection that candidly explores the intricacies of severe mental illness and subsequent trauma. It delves into the sense of self, the highs and lows of Bipolar Disorder, the effects of Complex PTSD, and the many layers of grief. *The topics addressed in this collection are highly sensitive. please read at your own discretion and take care of your heart.

Pieces of Me

by Dreama Cooley

Pieces of Me is a collection of poetry detailing all the many pieces that make me who I am. From family trauma, heartache, loss, love, motherhood, and depression, it is split into three chapters, each focusing on a different purpose and scar. Pieces of me give readers a direct look into the window of my soul, where they will see both sweetness and bitterness galore. Because with pain always comes beauty. And if you aren't careful, you’ll let the pain take it all away.

Tough Skins, Tender Hearts: Poems about men... for everyone who loves them. (Heart-break, Happiness & Healing Poetry-verse)

by Sameer Kochure

The mind tells us beautiful stories, But a man’s heart lays bare the truth. - Sameer Kochure. Welcome to an unveiling, an understanding, an unravelling of the man’s heart. As painlessly as possible, we will rip open a man’s ribcage and put the soft, quietly beating muscle under our microscope, in an effort to unlock its mysteries. What will we find? Perhaps some hope, some desires, some fears. A few battle hardened scars, way too personal dreams, wounds yet to heal, maybe a tender ... more

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