“All minds opening in love know each other.” I didn’t realize how much my first pet meant to me until he succumbed to cancer. He was my heart dog and the pain of losing him was unbearable. He taught me so much about love, especially...

Launch Out Into The Deep is a spiritually touching book of devotions written by Author, Acacia Slaton Beumer. Beumer writes from her own life experience and has included inspirational essays, divine poems and quotes from the holy scripture in this book that truly touches the...

By Light Betrayed: Poetry of the Vampires by Sherry Rentschler is both a distinctive and interesting read. There are over thirty poems featuring haunting and melancholy vampire themes. For example, in the poem Crossing the Line, it reads: “Sunlight teases behind the tomb. Dandelions wilt...

Aaron and Serafina is a wonderful collection of poems by Nina Kedar. In this collection, the poems are written from the perspective of each of the two lovers. Some poems come from the viewpoint of Serafina while others come from Aaron’s perspective. This unique...

When you open Chris Foster’s poetry collection, Tango In A Teacup, you are presented with a variety of poetry forms, some one-liners and a few others taking up more than one page. The structure of the poem itself is one of being dropped into the...

It's A Funny Thing, Life: Poetry of Love, Loss & Inspiration by Mark Kloss is a collection of poems that gives readers glimpses into the personal space of the poet where his deepest feelings, sorrows, hopes, love, and spirituality reside. The poems reflect on life...

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...

STEM education allows children to understand the world, but you have to keep them motivated and entertained during the learning process. One way to do this is to focus on a part of nature, and one such site with fascinating creatures is the Mariana Trench....

Makings: Explorations in the Poetry of Thought by Steven Henry Miller is true to its title in exploring the crossing paths of poetry and philosophy. The book is divided into five sections. The first part presents aphorisms and literary fragments, from simple thoughts such as...

Sunshine Laughing: The Poetry of Anna-Marie Fuller is a collection of poems and illustrations by Anna-Marie Fuller. The book is presented as a legacy to Anna-Marie Fuller by her husband, Peter Fuller. The compilation begins with Peter's loving foreword, describing Anna-Marie's life and love of...

With chapter headers like Squall, Monsoon, Zephyr, and Exhalation, you know that the emotions depicted within them are going to take your breath away. In Abandoned Breaths: Poetry, Quotes, and Poetic Prose (First Edition) by Alfa, the author exposes some of her most profound, painful...

Moments: This to the Next: Poetry - Now and Eternity by Gary W. Burns is a poetry collection composed around the concept of time against the backdrop of nature. In Moments, Gary has brought together the various elements of time such as the past, present,...

Earth Tones: A Journey (Poetry for the Journey) by Gary W. Burns is a collection of inspirational poetry that would appeal very much to poetry lovers of all ages. This collection of poems include poems of love, contemplation, quietude, the beauty of nature, and calming...

Fate is a hidden power, something destined to be regardless of what path we follow. It is our destiny that controls our path into the future. “We,/ Innocently free,/ Sit rocking/ In the lap/ Of Destiny.” Simple words which both soothe and demand further contemplation....

Kevin J. Johnson’s debut collection, The Sky and the Sea: Poetry and Prose, is an elemental feast for the imagination. Johnson plays upon the contrast between sky and sea with poetic aplomb, interweaving the mythological tension of the two having been separated at the dawn...

Anthony F. Rando dedicates this book to God and explains that after recovering from a hit-and-run accident, he felt the need to express his feelings through poetry. I’ll bet Rando never thought he’d be thankful for a God-incident in the form of a car wreck,...

Whispers In Verse by Cynthia A. Morgan is a collection of poetry that reads like a combination of poetic Shakespeare and a mysterious conjuration of a magician from the medieval era. The two blend into one unique writing style, which creates a sense of peace...

In the heartfelt poetry collection, Seeing Voices: Poetry in Motion, Kelly Sargent recounts nostalgic memories of moments spent with her twin sister who was born deaf. The poem “Her Voice” offers the background of the sisters. They were born in Luxembourg and adopted months later...

Crimson Leaves by John Donovan Lambert blends timeless classics with contemporary verses to celebrate love in all its forms. The book offers readers a kaleidoscope of perspectives on romance, from the passionate odes of Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Burns, and Rabindranath Tagore to the...

Written between 1987 and 1994, Dead in the Heart is an emotionally poignant collection of poems by David Marr. These poems cover a variety of themes and topics, as seen from the perspective of a young adult trying to find their place in the world....