Discovery: Poetry and Art by Rick and Jan Sikes is a very special book. Most of it was written by Rick as a mental escape from prison bars as some of the illustrations show. Tiny cages that appear too small for a man to stand...

The poetry of John Sibley Williams as exhibited in this brief collection of short verse, Disinheritance, seems to congregate around the theme of a family remembered, often as if spoken by the recently deceased, and most disturbingly around the death of a young child, a...

Elizabeth Diane Daniel’s poetry collection, Diary of a Poet, is full of so much sad beauty. Short and to the point, the poems say more than any two-page or page-long poem could possibly ever say. We are given a small window into the struggles of...

Sami Arlenis-Frederick’s poetry collection, Drapetomania, is palpable, as though the words themselves are breathing on the page, they have a heat to them, a realness like no other I’ve come across. Some of the lines are described in such a way that it literally makes...

Disconnected Discourse, penned from the heart, soul and hand of Gareth Budge, is unique poetic staging of powerful emotions and profoundly deep ideas to ponder. It is a very quick read with very brief lines on each page, but each and every verse will reach...

Robert Frost had Mountain Interval, Shakespeare had The Sonnets, Emily Dickinson had her Collection, and Joie Schmidt has her Dreams of the Heart, Volume One. Many of the poems tout similar vocabulary and style as the old masters, as seen in this excerpt, “You are...

Depths of a Teenage Mind is a poetic compilation written by Andrew Mills. Conveying myriad emotions, each of the poems - which differ in length - clearly expresses heartfelt loss, love, nature, desperation, misery and loneliness. Titles in this compilation include Dark Streets, Societal Pressures,...

Disturbia: Poems by Shadress Denise takes us on a journey of two lovers entangled in a love triangle. The author describes Bodega and Indigo as two soulmates. In order to understand the spiritual aspect of what a soulmate is, one must be willing to search...

Dreams, Deeds, and Destiny: Purpose and Possibility in the Space Age by Gwendolyn Rose Forrest is a collection of poems on, as the title suggests, dreams, hopes, and philosophy. Dreams, Deeds, and Destiny is composed of a collection of poems arranged in alphabetical order, though...

“My body is an instrument. It transfers pain to melody so well.” Typically, non-fiction books about abuse – physical, mental, and emotional – are written from an observer’s point of view, even if the observer is the victim. Don’t Hit Me! by Vanessa de Largie...