Narrative theme: Environmental issues & natural wo Books

Praise for SAVOR ETERNITYAlfred K. LaMotte is truly the rarest kind of alchemist. With each poem in this exquisite collection, he weaves ordinary words into pure gold, inducting the reader into a direct experience of the sublime ineffability of life...

Nathan Pray’s life is a mess. A rare cold snap in the subtropics has nearly obliterated his beloved snook population, as if rising seas, urbanization, and toxic red tide blooms weren’t trouble enough. What’s more, his domestic life has...

Written in the spirit of the Sufi masters, this book of sacred poetry weaves together Taoist, Buddhist, Christian, and Native American perspectives. It offers readers a contemporary road map to the inextinguishable divine light of all things. Drawing...

The debut collection of poetry by Em L. W. , There's a Ghost in the Rearview Mirror, weaves a story of love and heartbreak while navigating the complications of finding oneself among the ruins. Em explores the bliss of falling in love, then contrasts it...

The last thing Terry The Tiger expected to get when he opened his Great Krate was a ticket to the prestigious Great Animal Show! Read on about his hardships and the challenges that he must face! Full of funny scenes and amazing characters, this book is a...

Silent Beauty Speaks is a collection of poems inspired by nature, both within and without. It is the author's interpretation of life and its workings. To the poet, life is more than just the mechanics of biology or the change and course of every season...

One year after Joanna Sullivan's husband, Kyle, died while fighting a house fire, Joanna makes a desperate attempt to start over. She moves to a new town, embarks on a new career at a local aquarium on the Oregon coast and attempts to refurbish a...

'Before the red sunriseCould catch my stepsUpon the dew,Across the quiet hillsThey came, where sunIs last to leaveAnd fog is first to move,And a solemn,Inward marchingAwaits the moon....'A world perceived in change, a moment hidden in darkness, silent...

ABOUT THIS EDITION: With exception of the titles of the different parts - which were added, for better navigation, from later editions - this edition presents an authentic reproduction of the original 1855 first edition of 'Leaves of Grass' by Walt...

Dans ce texte, Jean nous raconte son enfance bienheureuse dans la maison de ses grands-parents, au bord du lac Léman, en Suisse, en compagnie de son frère Edmond. C’est un livre intimiste, qui laisse une large part aux paysages, au...

W elcome to a journey. A collection of arboreal illusions. See, what yousee. Imagine! KNOTTY TREES. Discover the artist that residesin you. Find yourself in a new view of nature. Enjoy your journey.Blend yourself into the trees.

Nature, conflict, impression, reflection, aesthetic appreciation, irony, hypocrisy, humility, shards and snippets, bursts of narrative, slices, come to life in a strange and diverse collection of poems.

In Winter Sharp with Apples, Annette Sisson's poetic gifts are on full display. Her language is crisp and clean-a readability that's instructive, a readability rich with emotional and intellectual pleasures. I often found myself delighted by a line...

This new collection of stories from Avril Joy bring together her finest published and unpublished work. From the Costa winning Millie and Bird to the recent A Morning Tide, listed for the Fish Short Memoir Prize, she weaves narratives of hope in the face...

In my book Take A Walk Through My Mind, I told the storyof how I came to enjoy writing poetry to encourage a smile.During the last couple of years, I have written so many poems,inspired by ever changing events, not only in the United Kingdom,but globally...

Have you heard the whispers of the flowers and trees?  What do they say to you? Poetry has the power to transform your life and this book of whispers and word potions leaves you nowhere to hide.  They hold up a mirror to your...

Where were you when the wildfires raged?In 2023, while flames rushed across Canada and produced the orange haze of an apocalyptic future, twenty-one authors picked up their pens and began to write. Red Eyes and Tired Lungs: An Anthology of...

Open this thin poetry collection and your soul is captivated immediately and touched deeply. In pious linguistic expression, beautiful melody and superb artistic form are expressed by poet Dong Fang Dao.He chants the eternal dream of humankind, namely...

The poems in Frost Flowers by Winifred Hughes plunge, open-eyed and open-hearted, into the natural world—its seasonal rhythms and impenetrable mysteries, its vanishings, its incorrigible quality of being alive.  They seek to chronicle the...

The author says, “I grew up in nature surrounded by forests. I would spend whole days playing in the woods in the presence of bears, perched on the tallest trees with the hawk, on top of mountains peaks with the eagle, hiking with the mountain...

Horses have been adored for centuries and this volume of poetry brings the graceful steed to the page. For horse-crazy children, adults who love horses, or a horse-themed education unit, this collection brings together the best horse poetry from the ages...

Wisdom from the ages collected in a single volume. From the exultations of the Psalms, to the humility of Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Day Address, from classic poems celebrate the feast to heartfelt meditations on the nature of our place in the...

It seems that every kid goes through a "bug" phase. When your child or classroom can't resist collecting caterpillars, ladybugs, and crickets, this collection of poems makes a fun and educational companion. This book contains 31 poems and nursery...

Many poems in this book are simple descriptions of the wonders of nature. Some address the tragedy of nature's suffering caused by human thoughtlessness and negligence. Others are a response to the magical change of seasons, a cycle that transforms the...

Lee Michael Altman’s book of poems is a philosophical meditation on life, its vicissitudes and unanswerable questions. He complements his writing with his own artwork that has an existential-humanistic influence originating in Bay Area figurative...

The Shape of Regret is a new poetry collection with a long shelf life, something that will be whispered about-gossiped about-by creative readers and writers for years to come. Herbert Woodward Martin is an acclaimed professor and influential American...

...More Tender Verses is a soul baring compilation of poetry presented in lyrical form by the author. Each chapter reveals a wealth of experience and insight from the poet's personal observations...from Love to Nature.A tapestry of topics unfold...

Grace & Persuasion is the first book of escapist poetry offered by this new poet. Each chapter consists of different takes on affection, relationships and loves many different forms. With hints of random whimsy and signature memoirs at the end. This...

In this collection, rhymed and unrhymed verses capture the nebulous double thread that connects our inner consciousness and our outer reality. The poet reflects on how one's core spiritual nature intersects with the physical landscape. She sees the...

Unearth the beauty of fleeting moments and the profound simplicity of life with 'On the Scenic Route.' Each haiku is a snapshot of a soulful journey, a glimpse into the landscapes of the heart. You are invited and encouraged to engage your own inherent...

Mistletoe sinks its tendrils into the oak tree, a cuckoo lays her murderous egg in another mother’s nest, a worm slips into the grasshopper’s gut and convinces it to drown itself. Green leaves unfurl, the warbler feeds her accidental child,...

'[零] A Phantom Zero' is an 8-part piece inspired by 'the Drake Equation'.  Ryu Ando’s writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, Pidgeonholes, Liquid Imagination, and other venues. His first book of poems, The Lost Gardens...

Kelly Cherry takes on what few contemporary poets are willing to: the ways and hows of human existence, in both personal and historical terms. Tonally and technically, she has a wide range, being capable of writing touchingly intimate love poems on the...

Author David Wann's nine non-fiction books and five award-winning TV documentaries advocate for community-based, resource-conscious, equitable changes in American politics and values. In this first novel, Tickling the Bear: How to Stay Safe in the...

A celebration of season, WE STAY A BRIEF TELLING begins in the moment just before winter... November... withdrawal. Unlike Vivaldi, who begins his celebration of season with the allegro movement of spring, Bucher crafts a slow entrance into the yearly...

In its very speak of twigs, with all of its flies over pies, and for its every rake on a shoulder...here's a rucksack of poem adventures!Indeed, in its wonder of poems - many that hike across the page - Mud Ajar is wise beyond its years. Even more,...

Written in the tradition of Mary Oliver with a focus on the magnificence of the simple, this work celebrates the art of stillness.With rich imagery and lyrical playfulness, the intangible treasures of life are revealed. This collection is described as a...

A Million-Dollar Bill surveys our lives in America up close and personal from the first young summer taste in "Watermelon Seeds" to the hopeful hand-made creation of legal tender to purchase the necessities and accessories of the American Dream in the...

Sun Under Wood extends and deepens Hass's ongoing explorations of nature and human history, solitude and the bonds of children, parents, and lovers. Here his passion for apprehending experience with language - for creating experience with language -...

Daniel Boone's Window, a new book of poetry by Matthew Wimberley, meditates on the past and future of contemporary Appalachia through explorations of both mythologized and actual landscapes. In poems that confront a region indelibly shaped by...

To Love You To The Bone is a book about pain: the shattering our hearts experience and how it shapes the healing that comes next.  It's a book about loss: the depths of darkness we find ourselves in and the glimmers of light that help pull us...

Exploring growth as both a homecoming and a natural disaster, lingering on the past while focusing on the future, a complete work in progress examines what it means to fall apart and put yourself back together.With themes of grief, love, and mental...