Where the Guava Tree Stands by Leah T. Williams is a heartfelt work where the poems in the collection are set in a narrative style. We follow Mina’s emotional journey as she moves from her beloved St. Kitts to Orlando, Florida. Williams has a poignant...

I used to hate reading poetry until I found modern free verse that, unlike traditional poetry, doesn’t use standard rhyme, rhythm, or meter. Instead, free verse poetry uses ordinary speech patterns and relies on imagery to drive its meaning. Such is the case of a...

Waking Up at the Gates by Thom Kudla is a reflective and poetic exploration of life’s nuances. The book examines the complexities of existence, relationships, and self-discovery through essays and meditations. It is organized into thematic sections, including “Working,” “Living,” “Loving,” “Writing,” “Thinking,” “Being,” and...

Warning: I Published with a Scam Publishing Company! by Peggy Jo Henry is a collection of several stories, journal entries, poems, and other outlets, all original, and all leaning into various emotional and philosophical themes. These include but are by no means limited to, Wolfie,...

Life in all its beautiful nuances is truly sublime, where “words fail to capture the splendour before my eyes.” In Viga Boland’s Where Shadows Dance, John Boland’s photographs capture the subtle beauty of nature while Viga Boland’s poetry paints a picture of life in eloquent...

Words Left Unspoken is a beautiful poetry collection that covers a wide range of topics related to the human experience. Penned by J.A. McGovern, this collection takes readers on a journey, offering ingenious insights and observations along the way that make one contemplate and appreciate...

Wild Child of the Monsoons by Ann Zachariah, M.D. is a collection of poems that touches on various themes ranging from pain and love to grief. Like the rains in a monsoon, the emotions from these poems rain upon you and drench you in lyrical...

Poetry has all too often been pushed aside or completely ignored as nothing more than a difficult genre to understand. We Are Poetry: Lessons I Didn’t Learn in a Textbook by Kym Gordon Moore is something different and shows how poetry teaches us many things...

After the death of her estranged father, Tara Fox Hall went to his house to search for her diary that he took when she was fifteen. Because her father was a hoarder, she finds lots of junk, rotten food, porn, mail from decades ago, and...

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...