Her Breath Built a World: Inspirational Poetry Celebrating the Creative Force of the Feminine Spirit is a collection of poems covering different stages of a woman's life, the effect of unhealthy relationships on them, finding their identity, and how they regain their inner strength through...

An Occasional Damage of Roses is a collection of poems by James Victor Anderson. The work aims to help readers realize the reality that has always been in front of their eyes and break the binding walls formed by the thoughts and suggestions of other...

I Swear Somewhere This Works: Selected Poems 2013-2023 is a work of non-fiction in the poetry, relationships, and reflection subgenres. It is best suited to mature adult readers owing to themes of sex and sexual assault and the use of explicit language throughout. Penned by...

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...

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...

Deep Craving: A Collection of Poems by Joe Giampaolo is an insightful collection of poetry that beautifully shares the complexities of humanity and the intricacies of relationships. The poems are divided into four parts: Love, Pain, Essence, and Social Justice. The theme of Love is...

Knight-Dreams by Nicole Elaine Avery is filled with memorable poems. Some of my favorites include Where Has Your Love Gone? A simple story about how you can fall out of love and how the person who is left behind feels. Heartache talks about the complexity...

Inspired by his mother's love of cooking and her delicious meals, Sweet Emotions is a moving poetry collection by Kevin Bates. The poems in this book are divided into six sections, each named after a different meal. "Brighter Tomorrow" urges us to let go of...

Render Me Bountiful is a collection of inspiring poetry by Pamela K. Yarborough. It is divided into Rhapsody, Stars and Dust, and Labyrinth. I find the poem Butterfly particularly uplifting, celebrating one of the wonders of nature as follows, "Tall Ivory towers, meteorite showers/ Amazed...