“Fine lines define/this road map etched upon my face/a highway of information/ stored in each and every turn.” Thus begins the title poem of Alicia Winski’s "Running on Fumes." The lines to which the poet refers are hard-won truths, shared with a gritty passion and...

"Love Calls and Roundelays" is a colorful assortment of poetry by Wyn. From the stars and the ocean to the universe itself, this collection reaches a broad expanse of feeling and depth while providing a peep into the writer’s soul. The gift of summer is...

In "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Susan Winget has put together a marvelous collection of songs, poetry, philosophical sayings and Bible verses to delight readers during the holiday season. It is the kind of book that just begs to be given to...

The collection of poems "Responsorials" by Rich Follett and Constance Stadler demonstrates a very strong sense of poetic maturity in both poets involved. The combined effort of the poets try to trace the subtle shades of diversified complexities related to human existence. The topic itself...

"Living, Loving and Laughing My Way Through" by Charron Monaye is obviously an emotional dialogue with the reader. Through a bold approach to the highly sentimental arenas of human existence, the poet declares war against the stereotypical ways of living, loving and laughing one's way...

"Jubilant Echoes of Silent Love" by Earline Pitts puts the reader into many frames of mind. There are poems for those who need uplifting inspiration and for those longing for teasing and adventurous play in the mundane normal life. Religion is a prominent theme in...

James Josue is a poet by choice and a musician by profession. In "Love is Alive", he has bared his soul and spoken to readers about the common and the non-so-common elements of love. He invites his readers to find their places in the sun,...

Shannon Seiver writes a book of poetry from her heart. Each poem is from a stream of consciousness as she contemplates a relationship gone wrong. This was a relationship that caused her heartache and deep despair. She works through the pain by writing her thoughts...

“Veiled Threat” hit home with me as it spoke of a workaholic who put more time into working than into a relationship. That theme continues in the poem titled, “Commitment, Responsibility, Obligation – Oh, My!” In Sally Shirley’s collection of poems about relationships, she...

Scott Antwan’s poetry collection “Love Drunk” follows a lover through the many stages of love to its eventual end. The speaker in the book begins by expressing a desire to find true love, then finds an object of his affection to pine for, and then...