There are many ways to interpret what poetry is, and Stuart Jay Silverman, the author of the collection Drifters, has a clear idea of ​​what writing poetry means to him. As he himself explains, poetry is not so much a way to express oneself but...

Can’t Think Straight is a sapphic poetry collection by Isabel Scheck. It focuses on the longing and immediate reactions to being close to a woman that you want to be with. There is a sweet simplicity to the writing that reflects a kind of youth...

S. Jones-Marshall is a poet. One does not usually think about those in the military reading poetry, but Jones-Marshall writes with them in mind. Many of our men and women in uniform have sustained Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and too often feel their life is...

Life is full of silly innuendoes and funny stories. Why not share in the laughter, the giggle, and chuckles? Better yet, how about writing a silly poem to make others laugh? A poem about a pet dinosaur who is quite big, so much so that...

Gwendolyn Rose Forrest does not write poems only for their beauty, but she also uses poetry as a platform for sharing ethics. In Everyday Ethics and Equity, Gwendolyn shows her desire to develop an ethical world. You may not realize this is a book of...

Embrace the Passion in a Lover’s Dream is a book of poems by Paul Turay. The high note of the collection is found in his poem “When You Know It’s Real.” This book is a collection of Paul’s love poems. The poetry will take time...

"Memory, remember or forgotten, lives on / borrowed time." Those are poignant words and so true. We never realize what we really have to remember until it's gone. When we're younger and forget, we joke about it, memory being fleeting even then. But, when we...

In The Legend of Father Time: A Modern Legend by Apolonkia, Father Time is busy maintaining every element of order related to the movement of the earth and its seasons. When Father Time meets with Mother Nature and discovers that humankind is so self-absorbed they...

Midnight Light by Michael Pace and Brian Paglinco is a hauntingly beautiful poetry book about love, death, and redemption. This book is also written as tangible proof of the almost 30-year friendship between the authors. Each poem is accompanied by an artistic photo of a...

The Soul Whispers Poetry by Vikki Koplick is a wide-ranging and lovely work of inspirational poetry. It's impressive how many human emotions, thoughts, and feelings she captures in her poems--she has her finger on the pulse of the human experience and what it means to...