“Heal, Reflect, and Love.” This is Gabriella Meghan’s mantra that she hopes readers can relate to and utilize. Tiny Mirrors seems to be an ambiguous title at first, but the opening poem with the same name offers the clarification that I interpret as persevering through...

Relationships are hard, especially romantic relationships. The love shared can fill a person, only to tear them up when everything falls apart. Life is hard; love is even harder. Love lost can leave behind scars that fracture the soul and are difficult to heal. In...

In his introduction to Bard Bart: Poetic Rhymes and Punchlines, Barton Johnson writes, “At the very least this book is a tangible part of my life’s legacy, something profoundly and intimately personal to offer to the world.” These words prove to be true because this...

Kakos 501 More Haiku Poems by Kakos Kakos is the author's second compilation of structured poetry, preceded by Kakos 401 Haiku Poems. Written in the traditional Japanese style of three verses and seventeen syllables (in lines of five, seven, and five again), Kakos presents...

Herd of Tusks by Lobibah Oji Baraka is a general collection of poems. Herd of Tusks contains a lot of poems that span across various genres. They include themes that are widespread and pervade many areas of life as well as emotions and feelings across...

Breath of Joy! Ah, Autumn by Kathy Joy falls into the genre of children’s picture books. This book would appeal most to a mixed audience of children and parents who wish to embrace the season of autumn. This book utilizes images and words to bring...

Dirty Soul by McKenzie Teter is a book of poetry that leads us by the hand through a long journey of life. Through love and through loss, we live a life of color, color that stains our souls as we journey onwards. Soft blue, deep...

The world around us is filled with beauty in the people, in the events, in the world itself, and yet it can be difficult to see that beauty for ourselves. The poet is someone who can help us to see that beauty, but also to...

K.D. Rose, an award-winning poet, presents a striking collection titled DreamPoem. The poems explore life mostly as we know it and its shifting dimensions. Themes range from social issues to nature and various poignant matters. A personal touch is added to some poems and the...

The world around us is often starkly divided between good and bad, black and white, vice and virtue, but is it truly all that clear? In truth, there is more gray area than there is black or white, and there is more average than good...