A style that is deceptively simple and a voice that emerges powerfully from the depths of the heart of the personae, Haiku & Other Half-truths… by Anna Khachatryan captures powerful emotions and explores themes of love, the fusion of hearts, presence, solitude, despair, and humanity,...

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...

I have never read anything like Hard Candy/Pitch Roll Yaw: Caregiving, Mourning and Stage Light by Annie Lanzillotto. Hard Candy revolves around Lanzillotto’s relationship with her mother, Rachel. In this portion of the book, readers are given poems and prose through Lanzillotto’s perspective as she...

Heart of the White Dove: Journeys to the Light by Pam Sears is a poetry collection about finding yourself throughout life’s turbulent trials, no matter how difficult. The book is separated into seven parts. My Story is about learning from past mistakes and going with...

Hush by Nicole Lyons is a collection of poetry that illuminates the pain of losing someone, as the world forces you to move on without them. From the decaying light of an old tree, to the loss of a dearly beloved, Lyons drapes these poems...

In Katie Lewington’s Here Comes the Sun, the collection focuses on one summer of traveling that the author embarked upon. As readers we can guess a bit at the exact locations, with the only hints being the use of the words “Euro” and “Europe.” Although...

Heroism, Humility, and Honor: Poems to Thank You by T.E. Brooks presents a collection of over ten patriotic and heart wrenching poems for the men and women that have served and are still serving our country. Heroism, Humility, and Honor not only offers an essence...

“I wish they had told me / when I was a kid / that my allowance wouldn't buy me / a sustainable smile.” (p.16) If there is one poetry book you should read in your whole lifetime, it is How I Am Different by Thom Kudla,...

The basic elements are life are really quite simple. Or at least they should be. Perhaps this is the beauty of Haiku poetry - the ability of a creative thought transpiring through marginality of vocabulary. Yet, it's not really marginal. Each word, each syllable, has...

Holes in Space by Andrea Barbosa is a soft and colorful flower. The poetry in this book blooms with life and love. The book begins with a shower of emotion. "Poeme" is filled with warm metaphors that entice all of the senses. I found my...