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a bunch of unfinished love stories

by Sydney Welnick

Most stories about romance have a happy ending - or at least these are the stories we tend to pay attention to and remember. The prince saves the princess, the best friends that everyone thinks should be together finally realize their mutual feelings for each other - and they all live happily ever after. a bunch of unfinished love stories is here to expose the deep underbelly of relationships - to shine a light on the dark side of love. Sydney explores the complicated nature of human relat... more

Dark Way Down

by Lauren Parker

Dark Way Down, a road trip in verse, is a speculative continuation of David Bowie’s album, Station to Station, featuring the iconic David Bowie character, the Thin White Duke. The collection explores gender, addiction, occultism, and toxic queer masculinity through the lens of the Duke’s lesbian daughter, a mixed-up queering of bygone relics and Casanova. From Lauren Parker’s pensive daydreams out of Dodge, the Daughter of the Duke drives a rickety Chevelle from Bel Air to the Mesas of New Mexic... more

The Story of You

by Everett Livingston

"The Story of You" is a poetic exploration of the self and the cosmos, a journey that unveils the profound connections we share with all of life. This inspirational book weaves themes of inner wisdom, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening, reminding readers of their boundless beauty and cosmic connection to the universe and all life. Written in flowing, accessible verse, it invites readers to embrace their ancestral heritage, universal beauty, and the timeless wisdom within them. "The Story... more

Learning to Love Jesus: His Precious Teachings

by Arlene Arends Max

This book introduces children to valuable lessons that Jesus taught two thousand years ago which are still important today. Children will enjoy the rhyming verse and colorful illustrations that help them learn about God’s love for all people and the special regard Jesus had for children. Familiar Christian concepts such as the Golden Rule, prayer, forgiveness, and humbleness come alive, making it a good addition to both family and Sunday School collections, or a loving gift for a precious child.

Boo Bear's Light

by Catherine Ann Russell

Embark On A Wonderful Rhyming Adventure As You Learn the Value of all Living Creatures, Great and Small! Kindness goes a long way – and when Boo Bear discovers a lost and injured firefly named Jack, he makes it his mission to help his new friend and bring him home to his family. With the help of his supportive parents, Mama Bear and Papa Bear, Boo Bear embarks on a rescue mission that will light up your day and leave no letter unturned! Beautifully written by multi-award-winning author Cat... more

Your Words Your Love (Your Words Collection)

by Louise Bélanger

Your Words Your Love is a symphony of captivating poetry intertwined with exquisite photographs. Insightful collection that speaks directly to your heart and soul about God and His love. Intriguing story poems where faith, hope, salvation, and trust in Him are center stage. Among the pages of riveting verses are endearing photographs of nature in all its splendor throughout the seasons.

Your Words Your Heart (Your Words collection ~ Poetry and photography books)

by Louise Bélanger

Beautiful imageries painted with words and brimming with gorgeous photographs. Uplifting faith-based poetry about God, Jesus, hope, life, trust, and salvation. Sometimes comforting. Sometimes thought-provoking. Your Words Your Heart also overflows with spring and summer photographs of magnificent flowers and gardens taken by the author in her hometown of Montréal.

Your Words Your World (Your Words collection ~ Poetry and photography books)

by Louise Bélanger

Poetry For Your Soul - Stunning Photographs Beautiful and inspiring collection complemented by captivating nature photographs. Read poems about God and having a relationship with Him. Poems about trust, missing a loved one, childhood memories, Christmas, Heaven, Easter… Other poems are lovely stories, the length of a page.

Your Words

by Louise Bélanger

Your Words is a beautiful collection of inspirational poems complemented by lovely photographs. The poetry is about God, life, relationships, and hope in times of confinement during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are also endearing story poems sprinkled throughout the book, some of which were written for children.

Pieces of my Heart

by Despoina Kemeridou

The pieces of a broken heart turn into words in this dark poetry collection.

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My heart bleeds into words
My mouth dare not utter
Ink and soul bonded
To express the pain inside
Poems and stories
From the depths of my being
Sorrow and darkness
I tried so much to keep hidden

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Themes:

Fantasy
Despair
Loneliness
Trauma
Love
Death

Words To Breathe By

by James Richard Hansen

In the tumultuous world we live in, "Words To Breathe By" offers a respite, a sanctuary of solace where readers can find healing and peace. Crafted with profound emotion and fervor, this remarkable anthology delivers poetry for healing, serving as a soothing balm for anyone grappling with emotional or spiritual distress. Hansen's work encapsulates the essence of inspirational poetry, each verse resounding with wisdom and resilience. As readers delve into these pages, they are not merely obser... more

Poetry in Eden

by Felicia Iyamu

Poetry in Eden is a collection of poetry and prose about belonging. It takes readers on a journey through life and offers a nuanced perspective on our shared experiences. The book is divided into four chapters, with each chapter serving a different purpose, offering a different element, and providing healing through a unique form of alchemy. It is the first poetry book by Felicia Iyamu and is part of her mission to uncover the universal human search for meaning through philosophy and poetr... more

Transcendence

by Andrew Rae

What lies behind this sunlit world? …Something too deep for thought …Open only to prayer. These poems reflect moments when one experiences something more than what one sees and hears, feelings of the sublime, the holy, the transcendent. …When meditating by a Wiltshire stream, or walking alone through an African forest, observed by a thousand unseen eyes and ears, from giant cats to tremulous snakes. …Feelings of going beyond oneself, beyond anxiety and feelings of inadequacy, losing oneself in t... more

Space, Time, and Loneliness: (A poetry chapbook)

by E. Hughes

Poetry about life, death, facing and accepting mortality and the brief window of time through which we exist. A contemplation of solitude and loneliness in an untold and unpredictable universe; a striving to find meaning in life. Embracing the impermanence of being and the tenuous state of existence as we hurtle through the cosmos into time’s oblivion, but not without fear, without sadness, or loneliness as we march into the unknown with an understanding of ourselves as a dimension of time wh... more

The Antique Shop

by Valerie Miles Washington

Her poem The Antique Shop has been on the web for over five years. This poem was written after going to her hometown on vacation many years ago. She entered one of the local antique shops and was inspired to write a poem that brought back vivid memories of yesterday. In March 2004, Valerie competed in the International Society of Poets Convention and Symposium in Orlando, Florida, where she won a prize for The Antique Shop.There she met poets from around the world Africa, Canada, South America, ... more

viens, embrassons-nous

by Ralph Günther Mohnnau

Ralph Günther Mohnnau's extensive oeuvre makes him one of the most important haijin of the present day. From the wealth of his poetry, he has presented a selection of 306 haiku in three volumes on the theme of love and passion. This work is particularly important against the background of the classical Japanese haiku tradition, in which love is hardly dealt with. It is all the more indebted to Ralph Günther Mohnnau, who introduces the reader to the world of love in the classical form of a haiku ... more

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