From Despair to Hope and Healing: A One Woman's Journey in Poem by Barbara K. Mezera is a collection of poems that gives a glimpse into the poet's personal space. The poems are a good combination of personal and universal themes where she throws the...

Moonflower in Autumn Rain: Collection of Short Stories & Poems by Ilish Stone is an unusual compendium of stories that are deeply rooted in the human experience, some featuring surrealistic themes and others capturing themes like happiness, the quest for meaning, friendships, and relationships. In...

Stumbling Toward Happiness by Kat Lehmann is a collection of poetry that illustrates the struggles of growing up and the bittersweetness of life itself. The poetry is separated into several parts, each of which carries a specific theme. From Sweeping the Corners, which illustrates the...

Songs of Ignorance by Shawn Lee Revis is a delightful collection of short poems of metaphor. The book begins with a brief introductory verse followed by a one-page table of contents. Each poem includes multiple stanzas of varying lengths, octets in the first and quatrains...

Who are we really in the grand scheme of things called life? Are we what we’ve made ourselves today? Or, are we merely pawns of some higher power? If we could do things differently, go back and change our choices and direction in life, would...

The Lover's Rhapsody: Ecstatic Love Poems of Rapture, Awakening, and God by Adam Siddiq is an exquisite collection of love poems that brings to mind the fascinating works by Jalaluddin Rumi, Hafiz, and the mysticism, spirituality, and Sufism that dominated their works. The author's spiritual...

Special family connections. The simplicity of treasured family moments: “Curled on Grandpa’s lap,/ while he spins the tale/ on the Three Bears…” Childhood memories like a visit to the zoo or flying homemade kites: “we feel its every torque/ and tug through the taut tether,/...

The narrative form of the memoir is very common, and Amy Jean’s The Kingdom Has Arrived Volume 1 Foundations is a welcome departure as it combines essays and poetry to look back at her spiritual formation and the divine inspiration that led her to write...

The Kingdom Has Arrived Volume 2: Passion's Fire: Snippets from a Wild Ride - A Prayer, A Poem, A Prophecy by Amy Jean is a memoir that beautifully documents the protagonist’s journey of faith and her intoxicating love for God. In this memoir, the author...

I Have the Power ... To Enjoy School! by Toni McAree and Stephanie Hope is an uplifting book with rhyming poems accompanied by positive affirmations to give children confidence when going to school. The affirmations are comforting and saying them out loud will make children...

Young People of the Pandemic: An Anthology of Stories, Anecdotes, and Poems by 10- to 21-year-old Americans, edited by Nancy S. Nelson, is a fascinating collection of tales and poetry from tweens, teenagers, and young adults from across the United States. Here they share their...

Wayne Gerard Trotman's Rhyming Stories: An Anthology of Seven Illustrated Children's Poems is a collection of different, witty poems focused on different modern concerns. The book starts off with a poem about honey bees, followed by a poem about the animals from the forests and...

Wish, Miracle, Me!, written by Lindsey Coad and illustrated by Kim MacPherson, is A Modern Family Love Poem for Donor-Conceived Children. A young girl named Harvey narrates the journey of her life from conception to adulthood. She tells her story with profound honesty, love, and...

Fulvio Di Costanzo listens very carefully to his inner voice and transforms ideas into poetry. His poetry is focused on exalting the beauty of everything that surrounds us. And he also talks of places where objects and nature seem to come to life. Silver Arrow...

Kings of a Lonely Kingdom: Earth Day Essays, Poems, and Musings on Nature by David C. Mahood is a compelling, passionate work on the environment and its possible future. This amazing kaleidoscope of poems, essays, and thought processes is a culmination of writings by the...

I Look To The Mourning Sky: A Book of Poems and Writing Prompts for the Grieving Heart, by Liz Newman, could be the balm the mourning soul needs. Loss can come without warning, or it can come with the knowledge that it is going to...

Lady Death and Other Poems Venerating Change by Keath Silva is a collection of poetry on the subject of transition - specifically the transitional period many trans, genderqueer, and gender-expansive people experience as they bloom into their most authentic selves. It covers topics such as...

Ebony and Her Crown by Nicole Marshall is an inspirational and educational children’s picture book that is delivered in a poetic rhyming style. The narrative is strong, realistic in terms of dialogue, and informative in a way that all nationalities will be able to learn...

Karen Stuth writes about a wide variety of topics in a positive way. Her poems invite reflection on personal issues based on her experiences. She talks about appreciating the small but precious moments that life gives us. There are simple details in our days that...

Writer's Block: A Book of Shitty Poems by O. Persaud is indeed an anthology of shitty poems to the core—literally. In 74 pages, this little volume pays tribute to that human necessity that requires our tryst with the john. This anthology is the product of...