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Hatred Is Just Love Gone Wrong
by Meg Mackenzies
View each poem as a short story. A chapter. A new topic to learn or lesson to share. Stories of heartbreak and growth and finding the next step.
Gone Before: A Grief Journey in Poems
by Ruth Fanshaw
Ruth lost her mum in 2020. For the last 6 years of her life she'd been living in Ruth's home, and they'd become very close.

Writing these poems was a vital part of Ruth's grief journey, helping her to process the enormity of her loss and to work through her deep pain, finally coming to a place of acceptance, comfort, and healing.

This book invites the reader to walk that road with Ruth, in the hope that it will be a help to them on... more

Flying Free: Poems for Pilgrim Hearts
by Ruth Fanshaw
40 Christian poems and a song about growth, healing, and the quest for wholeness. Intertwining the metaphors of pilgrimage and flight, the book explores the joys and challenges of life's journey with Jesus, leading to personal experience of God's faithfulness.

Lost in the Sound: Finding Clarity in the Noise
by Meghan Dilley
Just over 2 years ago I began my journey with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD. Through the struggles there have been times where I thought I would be unable to continue the things I enjoyed: work, soccer, volunteering, socializing. The triggers of April 6, 2020 continued but lessened. I am still brought back to that day by everyday triggers that act as a reminder. When it happens I revisit that beautiful, sunny day where I was redeployed to the makeshift morgue and saw the atrocities of... more

Mental Health, Poetry, and I
by Brendon Feeley
Mental Health, Poetry, and I is a compilation of original poems, which delivers an unsparing view on trials and tribulations we all experience, including mental health issues, depression, anxiety, love, life, and loss. The unforgiving delivery of the poetry grants a unique insight into the effects of mental health issues on individuals and their relationships.

I Soy Latino: Second Generation Bilinguification
by Gabriel A. Irizarry
I Soy Latino; Second Generation Bilinguification offers an inside out view of the Latin American Second Generation experience in the United States. It uses spoken word poetry to demonstrate what binds people in terms of values, experiences, and challenges while also addressing and in some respects clarifying social and cultural misinterpretations of where Latinos come from and what it means to be Latino here in the U.S.

The Poems of Everyday
by VIKAS PARIHAR
The Poems of Everyday by Vikas Parihar is a collection of original poetry that is primarily in free verse. It navigates themes of temporal existence and the struggle to find permanence within transient emotions and experiences. Take, for instance, A Preoccupied Man, which dissects the paradox of wanting to live in the present while being ensnared by past regrets and future worries. It critiques societal pressures and the constant battle against time, ultimately painting a poignant picture of the... more

Broken Glass
by Sarah Key
A Jewish poetry collection on finding love, going through turmoil, and facing history.

Forever Speaking
by Carolyn A. Stovall
Listening to that still small voice. God is always here with us; trying to get our attention. Forever Speaking is a book consist of poems downloaded through dreams and visions sometimes in the most imitate times of prayer or the quiet moments. Written to share with others to help bring about healing to those who read. As children of God with an listening ear, the more we listen the more we hear the more we see clearer we’re set free to live life to the fullness.

A Better Way to Smile: Poems
by Eric Bruce Smith
The mixture of poems in this collection, speaks to the heart and will meet you right where you are. Just as I write to free my soul, others may laugh and smile to keep their sanity. Many soul's find that the only way to evolve through the human experience is to have a way to release and restore. Having a better way way to smile is simply learning to overcome your burdens while conquering your trials.

Masculinity Parable
by Myles Taylor
“Is gender trash? I mean, yeah, but that’s not the question. The question is, does it need to be? And this is where we start the work.” Myles Taylor’s debut full-length collection explores the concept of a non-toxic masculinity: if it’s possible, if it exists, and if not, how we can build it ourselves. Through the lens of a neurotic working-class transmasculine person, manhood is viewed not quite as an aspiration, but as a curse to be broken through reimagining: masculinity as kitchen / ... more

Wishes and Waves
by Greg Bell
it's about life.

Gamut
by D.M. Durham
Gamut is a collection of poetry and prose about the spectrum of human emotions. The collection is broken up into different sections which include, Love, Heartbreak, Agony, and Existence. Each section is filled with poems that caters to that specific emotion.

The Heart of a Man
by Randy Sanchez
The Heart of a Man is a book of poetry about a man's journey through uncovering the deep spaces of vulnerable thoughts and emotions that men often have difficulty expressing. This book dives into those thoughts and helps put perspective on the things we go through, so that we and others may understand the complexities that lie within us.

The Quilled Ink Review - Ode to Love
by Adiela Akoo
Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Quilled Ink Review. A pure labour of Love, we could think of no better way to begin than on that note - Ode to Love. Within these pages, you will find an eclectic mix of accomplished writers from across the world, some of whom we have the honour and privilege to publish for the very first time. And yet, the language of Love, in all its shades, remains the same. It begs of you to pause for a moment, reflect, and bathe in its beauty. It begs of you to see... more

Time Transcendence: A Collective Awakening
by Andre O Doeman
In this five-part book of poetry, Andre Doeman paints a narrative of poetic stories focusing on the invaluable aspects of reflective practice to improve our mental health and become better versions of ourselves with others. Each poem compels readers to reflect and think about their growth as part of a collective. Drawing from his experiences between Jamaica and the United States and his encounters with those who have shared the reality they face throughout their lives, Doeman poignantly illus... more