Heart Sounds: Murmurings is a moving collection of poetry penned by author Brenda-Lee Ranta. Written in a deeply personal and introspective style, the collection is offered as a baring of the soul of its author. Brenda-Lee Ranta is an individual who has undergone, and is...

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,...

My Dreamland by Isabel Scheck takes you into the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. It shows you her dreams, her wants, her idea of a perfect boyfriend, and it is all told through poetry and the four seasons that circle around in our...

Satisfy My Sol by Scott Kelsey has a rare grace I greatly appreciate. To put into words the impending fear of death, the mysteries and moments of life, the inevitable parting is not easy for most people. This collection of poetry expresses all the beauty...

Perfectly Imperfect by Amber Whitted is the third volume in a series composed of her words and thoughts about a variety of topics. To be honest, I have not read the first two volumes. I had not heard of her until I decided to read...

Stories Untold by Cachline Etienne is a collection of poetry that shares many different types and styles. Cachline Etienne describes, in her poet’s phraseology, a different rendition of everyday subjects that many people experience. These include love, hope, hopelessness, personal life experiences, loss of love,...

When I read poetry, there’s always something that stands out above all else. Even poetry about romance and love has some element of surprise that captures my soul and my imagination. I am always fascinated with how poets use or describe eyes. The eyes are...

In the 42 poems collected in The Night I Burned My Origami Skin, Romanian-born writer Catalina Florina Florescu ranges through a wide swath of human experience, delving into both the deeply personal and the broadly political. Likewise, there is a variety of poetic styles, some...

Nicole Lyons’ Blossom and Bone is an engaging collection of poems containing honest and heartfelt expressions. The language makes use of striking words that arouse intense feelings. In the poem “Melancholy”, the poet states, “Melancholy, my longest lost lover has returned, to dance with me,...

The Last Jazz Fan and Other Poems by Kenneth Salzmann is a short collection of poetry that touches on the unique experiences and inspiration of the poet. While short in length, the thirty poems within this collection touch on many subjects including nature, culture, the...