PROFOUND THOUGHTS explores heart touching feelings which reflects the flavors of life, the madness of love, the value of time, racial discrimination, female infanticide, finding beauty in the most mundane things, different emotions, nature and femininity. Featuring 60 soul stirring poems that condemn abuse of nature, traverse different facets of our emotions, and touching on femininity and fitness Targeted Age Group:: 10 and above What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Writing is all … [Read more...] about Profound Thoughts by Kavitha Yarlagadda
A Child’s Journey Through Poetry by Sabinah Adewole
A Child’s Journey Through Poetry is an educative, interactive, fun, and inspirational life series for anyone to enjoy. Experiences are shared through the eyes of the author as a child, through the eyes of the author as a mum, and through the eyes of the children the author encounters in her travels. Touching on current issues with themes of safety, climate change, and family dynamics to rainbows, seaside, and unicorns, this collection uses the basic events of every day to learn and have fun … [Read more...] about A Child’s Journey Through Poetry by Sabinah Adewole
Crown & Glory: Embrace Your Hair by Baseem S. Gregg
Crown & Glory is a rhythmic tale that can be shared with young girls, teens, and women from all walks of life. It is a terrific introduction to acceptance, self-love, and individualism. Take a moment to enjoy a colorful creation, filled with artwork and poetic wording that's sure to resonate with readers of all ages. Targeted Age Group:: 0-18 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? This title and book came from a poem I wrote. As the title suggests, it speaks of the importance of … [Read more...] about Crown & Glory: Embrace Your Hair by Baseem S. Gregg
Move Over Shakespeare Tales From The Baron by Billy J. Barnum
With a mastery of the nuances of unforeseen imagination, you’ll experience laughter, suspense, inspiration and become emotionally attached to the characters created. My poetry book, described as "one of the best poetry books ever written" is suitable for all target audiences, and is packed with imagery and poems that will effectively transport you to a superb new world. With a powerful command and use of imagination through words, pacing and character development, you can be certain of one … [Read more...] about Move Over Shakespeare Tales From The Baron by Billy J. Barnum
Making Love a Verb by Ted E.F. Roberts
Within making love a verb the reader will find free verse, word sonnets, haiku and micro-fiction. Some forms are familiar, some experimental. There are shape poems and Beat poems, some dripping with neologisms and others are conventional. All conveyed with more depth than length. The common thread through most of the book is love, expressed emotionally and physically. Early reviews describe the work as part “near-otica”, part “doo-wop of steroids.” Targeted Age Group:: Adults What … [Read more...] about Making Love a Verb by Ted E.F. Roberts
Interview with Author – Fred Shrum
About Fred Shrum: Fred Shrum, III was born near Washington, D.C. and grew up in Florida. He attended the University of South Florida and earned a B.A. in Communication with a minor in Business Administration. Fred loves the beach, music, and everything crime and horror. What inspires you to write? Life as it was, could have been, or should be. Tell us about your writing process. My writing process generally starts with a "photo" of a scene in my mind. Then I go fill in the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Fred Shrum
Mindful Haiku: A Life Simplified: Poems for Busy People to Find Peace and Happiness by djemal ua
Djemal discovered haiku while travelling. But it was after a family tragedy that this simple and powerful prose took on new meaning. It offered him a way to put into words the contradicting emotions involved in living and dying. It was a new way to experience life, and find peace and happiness in troubling times, one haiku at a time. Haiku poetry inspires beauty, and insights in often overlooked and ignored ordinary moments. It is a simple tool to increase your awareness and compassion toward … [Read more...] about Mindful Haiku: A Life Simplified: Poems for Busy People to Find Peace and Happiness by djemal ua
on how scars become temporary by Beth Cuff
one full revolution / a new perspective / a new found strength / a will to live / again / the acceptance / of the cycle / a tribute / to the end / to the hurt / to the healing / to the loving / again / a dedication / to you / to the power / to do it all again / because everything you have done once before / you can do again / this is how / the scars / become temporary / Targeted Age Group:: 14+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? My friends and family have all been so encouraging. … [Read more...] about on how scars become temporary by Beth Cuff
From Darkness to Light: Poems on Death, Love, and Life by Perihan Soylu
This short collection of poems deals with my coming to terms with the death of my father. When my dad passed away, I was in shock. My world felt decidedly different. However, I felt like there was no space or time in this busy society to feel awkward, out of place, hurt, and in despair. I realized that we all were taught to act like nothing happened, to function, and to pretend. Only when I turned to poems to find an outlet for my uncomfortable feelings things changed for me. So this e-book is a … [Read more...] about From Darkness to Light: Poems on Death, Love, and Life by Perihan Soylu
Migrant Earth by Ramon Mesa Ledesma
This is a joint publication of Berkeley and Floricanto Presses. ”Migrant Earth” very eloquently documents the travels and travails of a family of Mexican migrant workers as they wander the Western United States in the nineteen forties and fifties. These are poignant tales that paint the life and death struggle of a family living on the periphery of a dominant white culture that simultaneously loathed and needed them. They owned but the clothes on their backs and lived in rat infested, … [Read more...] about Migrant Earth by Ramon Mesa Ledesma
Migrant Sun by Ramon Mesa Ledesma
Observing a mysterious white culture while living on the ragged edge of poverty in an unaccepted Mexican subculture of America was acutely troubling to a child simply looking for safety, acceptance and a place to belong. These poems are of the brutal struggles of hard work in dangerous times. These poems are about a papá who never wavered under the difficult challenges of working and raising a family in a foreign country as a migrant laborer and a mamá who dedicated herself to loving and … [Read more...] about Migrant Sun by Ramon Mesa Ledesma
Stroll by Todd Stolp
A collection of illustrated whimsical poetry resulting from ruminations during 36 years of fatherhood and patient encounters in medical practice. Intended for older children and children-at-heart, the topics span biology, zoology, medicine, mental health and social commentary, seasoned with a generous dose of humor. Targeted Age Group:: 13 and up What Inspired You to Write Your Book? These pieces accumulated over the past 36 years and needed to be rounded up into this single volume or … [Read more...] about Stroll by Todd Stolp
