The Abduction is a collection of poems written by Maram Al-Masri and translated by Hélène Cardona. The poems tell the story of a mother whose son is abducted by her husband and returned after many years. They begin with happy poems about her pregnancy and...

Breathe In the Sky is a collection of poems, prayers, and photographs by Hasna Muhammad. The author derives her inspiration from nature, fellow authors, and life experiences. The author discusses people who died in recent tragedies around the world, racism, and shootings. She blends elements...

Let's Fly is a collection of poems by Greg Grant. The book covers many topics that address everyday living and people. The author talks about treating people with disabilities and vulnerable people like street children as humans who have opinions and add value to society....

When the Muse Speaks is a collection of thought-provoking poems by Kiana Donae. The book is divided into four parts. The first is Voices of Pride, poems about the oppression of black people and their fight for justice and what they deserve. The second section...

Thief is a book of poetry and prose by Bianca Bowers. In her sixth collection of poetry, the author pens poems about regret, hope, relationships, finding inspiration, coming to terms with a position in life, loneliness, abysmal sadness, writer’s block, and understanding and accepting middle...

Robert W Watson's The Epic of Gilgamesh is about an unlikely friendship forged between a king (Gilgamesh) and a man-beast, who is allowed to live among the human race. Unfortunately, the friendship does not last long because of some dangerous interactions the king and his...

Each poem in Stephen LaMarco’s collection Dream No More seems to have been laser-cut into the page on which it appears – so precise and perfectly chosen are his words that each of his insightful (and often acerbic) expositions of the ironies of human nature...

I Soy Latino: Second Generation Bilinguification by Gabriel Archangel Irizarry III is a book that extols the culture of Latin Americans. It uses the instrument of spoken word poetry to demonstrate what binds people - their values, experiences, and challenges. It also shows the synergy...

The Beautiful Ugliness of Being is an introspective poetry collection by Joe Maldonado. The titular poem, "The Beautiful Ugliness of Being," offers the point of view of attaining self-awareness and relishing in its existence. "We, the Dreamers" celebrates the ability to dream and create. In...

Faster, Annihilators! by Travis Hupp is a stunning collection of poems in several different categories; love, hope, politics, and despair. We look at life through Hupp's eyes. In A Thing Alive, he talks about his heart being something alive. He gives it almost human characteristics. In Loud,...