The age-old adage about humor being the best medicine for difficult times is wonderfully showcased in this delightful collection of humor-filled poems and poetic stories. Penned during the pandemic, The Usefulness of Hippopotamus by Vincent J. Tomeo is a collection that offers insightful and entertaining...

James Ten Eyck's Footprints is a poetry collection penned over two time periods, decades apart. The author draws on the experiences of his own life and world events to paint a vivid tapestry of life through these enchanting poems. "The Elegy for One and Many"...

America's First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island by Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. celebrates black poets and their contributions to culture and history. It focuses on Jupiter Hammon, a slave owned by the Lloyd family. The Lloyds allowed Jupiter to work in their house...

For environmentally-conscious readers who love poetry, there is nothing quite like Robert J. Tiess's collection. Gracious Nature is yet another enthralling collection of nature poems by the author that allows you to appreciate and embrace nature through the poetic medium. The titular poem "Gracious Nature"...

Time is a collection of poems by Vikas Parihar that delve into various aspects of the concept of time. Despite being an unseen force, time holds immense power, magnitude, and significance in our universe and lives. The poems describe it as a sculptor that molds...

Thoughts come and thoughts go; sometimes they flit through the mind and leave nothing behind but a whisper of ideas or, worse, the frustrating randomness of a void slate. Life is like that: random, fleeting, and even at times flighty. As Hermione Lee shares in...

The Empowerment Alphabet is a collection of poems by J.C. Dilley. These aim to help readers overcome life's challenges and are presented as letters that address feelings and things that hold people back from achieving success. These letters are directed toward things like insecurity, depression,...

Love is a powerful feeling that allows us to dream and seek a better future. However, our life experiences can make us doubt its authenticity. Reflections of a Hopeful Romantic approaches the subject of love from a realistic perspective. Stephanie Anyaoha shares both positive and...

The Earth In Custody: Verses of Lament and Comment is a work in the poetry, environmentalism, and call to action subgenres. It is best suited to teen and adult readers. Penned by author Subhash S Naik, this poignant collection of poems addresses the pressing issue...

Heartbeats in Ink by Denise Alicea is a collection of 32 poems, most of them about love. The themes are generally positive and uplifting; they include topics such as romantic love, self-love, and even appreciating cats. The poems have a melodic rhythm to them. Most...