My Pandemic Diary by Dr. Vedika Agrawal and Dr. Kunal Das is an engaging story written in rhyming verses about the times we live in currently. An eleven-year-old girl is confined to home, although she is not sick, but because of the corona pandemic. Initially,...

In Waves of You: Love Poems, Michelle G. Stradford pulls readers into a romantic stream and offers a rhythm that keeps the heart pulsating as she leads them from one strong emotion to another, unveiling a love language that is nuanced and an experience that...

If you agree that there is something amazing in conciseness when you read a work in prose, you may find that it is also true for poetry. This is what I experienced when I read Reduction Fired, a poetic collection by Jennifer Yeates Camara. Here,...

I usually avoid reviewing books of poetry for one simple reason: these are the hardest books to review. But after I read the poem excerpt Michael Pedretti used in his description of the Dog and I, a short collection of 27 of his poems, I...

No literary genre can reach the heart of a reader with the same intensity as poetry, and if the poet is as inspired as Dan Burns, the result is outstanding. Already an established writer, Burns presents A Necessary Explosion, his first poetic collection, which originated...

Postcards From Beyond Reality: The Selected Poems of Michael Daniels by Bernard Jan is a compilation of original poetry that revolves around the poet's varied states of despondency. Michael Daniels is the author and Bernard Jan is an extension. Each piece is independent of the...

Exploring the Bible: Prayers, Poems, Praises, Bible Verses and Fun Pages by Christine L. Henderson is an entertaining Biblical activity book for children. Filled with an interesting combination of puzzles, word searches, coloring pages, and a collection of related Bible verses, this is a great...

Poet and author Jo Taylor has a rare gift, brilliantly displayed in Postcards, her collection of poems and short stories. Equally adept at free verse, rhyming, and metered poetic forms, and the short story, Taylor moves seamlessly from one to the next in adroit and...

Make It a Double: More Poems From my 10-year Bender Inside Heaven's Dive Bar by Randall McNair is the author's collection of original poetry and the second book in the Bar Poems series, preceded by his first book, Dispatches from the Swinging Door Saloon. Broken...

Janet Hoult, Professor Emerita at California State and writer of this little rhyming tome, might be in her seventies but I have to say that she is sharp as a tack and her poetry is right on real. "Body Parts" takes a whimsical look at all...

Poet Bill Bailey may have had himself in mind when he wrote in his poem Perspective: “there must be a poet who wanted life to rhyme.” Most of the poems in his collection A Moment’s Matinee rhyme in either quatrains or couplets, patterns that...

Jamie Collins did a fantastic job with his latest poetry book entitled, Hard Rain & Thunderstorms. In the age of the Internet, it is extremely hard to be a poet. However, Collins' poetry speaks a lot in terms of the imaginative power of words. There...

In this collection of poems, David McDonald lays out the ugly truth of war and its negative effects on soldiers and on our planet. The poem, "A Poppy," was heartwarming in that it expressed the feelings of a flower who wanted to honor the fallen...

Ercell Hoffman's poetry tells of everyday life, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad, in a way that the reader will appreciate. Many of the poems have the theme of lamenting the loss of someone loved. "Moody" wishes for the comfort that only a loved one's return can...

I’ve had the privilege of reading one of David McDonald’s earlier books, “There are No Unwounded Soldiers,” and because it was so emotionally charged, I wanted to read another one of his collections of poetry. McDonald is a hero in my view. In “I Never...

Leonard Gigliobianco has put together this book of his poems, "Your Words", which are short and varied poems which tell of his experiences in life. Some share his travels to Mount Rainer, on as page 21, 'Labrador' or page 43, or just his reflections upon...

Kyle Hemmings has written prose poems that touch on many topics in "Void and Sky". But the reader must spend time musing over each of these prose poems as they are deep and thoughtful, often offering bizarre imagery. In 'Laughing Kite' a woman stands at...

Poetry can suggest but not define the thoughts of the writer. There is always some little mystery about the meaning of words or the emotions behind them. M.H. Freeman in Before I Leave: Selected Poems and Poetic Prose, shows us wretched longing, sublime fulfillment, and...

Nonsense and No Sense and Somewhere in Between, by Cindi Walton, is a quick, silly, and clever little book of poems for children. Walton has a poem for everyone in this charming collection. The themes of each poem range from serious to silly, funny to...

The Release: Collected Poems and other Works by Jeremy Anthony R. Davis is a collection of poems grouped under Poems, Spoken Word, and Prose. They explore diverse topics and themes relevant to the society we are living in. The poems are inspiring, honest, and rich...