Narrative theme: Environmental issues & natural wo Books

Neil Kennedy's new book, A Jigsaw Puzzle is like no other book of poetry I have ever read. From the very beginning-Flower on the floor./Somebody has lost their bloom./I am very careful.-Kennedy pulls you in, though really, as with any jigsaw puzzle, you...

Where Things Are, the debut collection of poems by Joan Gibb Engel, oscillates between the present and the remembered-in the poet's own words, "the beloved dead keep company with the living." 'Things' include objects quotidian and eternal-an accumulation...

The Cathedral Is Burning, Betsy Orient Bernfeld's full-length poetry collection, is a lamentation for the loss of Mothers, Grandmothers and Mother Earth. The poems are illustrated with art and photos. From the burning of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris to...

A collection of prize winning poetry, The Moon Over My Mother's House, explores family, aging, enduring and bittersweet love, loss, and connections. The poet ponders how the natural world reflects human nature. The poet muses on her original axiom that...

This is What was Next is a collection of contemporary poetry that binds a profound love and grief for the natural world with considerations of atheism, exploring and ultimately celebrating the freedom and healing to be found in self-honesty. McKay...

What would YOU risk for those you love? For once, Freyja and Cam are blissfully happy. Living with their family and friends in their isolated and sustainable community on Lewis, they finally feel safe and content. Going back to their Gaelic roots, the...

We are living in a time characterized by violence in many forms, stemming from systems built upon mental models that need to be challenged. Flowing Over the Land and Water-a collection of poetic reflections-marks a threshold for anyone on a journey of...

Inspired by his closest relationships, nature, and spirit, author Kevin Patrick wrote all of the poems in this collection in the beautiful and natural surroundings from Hope to Vancouver and throughout the picturesque Southern Gulf Islands.In Ten Tall...

""Song of God and Nature"" is a collection of poems written by David Page and published in 1864. The poems are inspired by the beauty of nature and the author's deep spiritual beliefs. The book is divided into two parts, with the first section focusing...

If a swim in the ocean, walk in the sand, or time spent in nature stirs up something in your soul, Rebekah Steen's book might be right up your alley. Sunny Thoughts For Salty Souls is a collection of poems and thoughts written over the past decade or so...

I hide in the world's carved shades, afraid of my own abyss. The one who designs masterpieces. And the one who sinks in his own deep thoughts. The one who challenges them. And the one who stands to inherit it all. Four lost souls yearn for...

The narrator of one of the stories in Mary Wilkins Freeman's 1903 collection Six Trees asks, "A man may cut down a tree and plant one. Who knows what effect the tree may have upon the man, to his raising or undoing?" While the stories in this collection...

Strange Terrain treats the poetry of memory as Western landscape, with marvelous specificity; each detail contrives to be the perfect descriptor for the experience. The range of forms is itself a highly varied geography. Babcock's poems are like...

With Anania’s familiar, quick movement from perception to the precise but often kinetic image and his extraordinary musicality, Continuous Showings explores a wide range of continuities, from the persistence of tribal culture and language in Mexico...

The world of Daniel Nathan Terry's City of Starlings, which is our world, is "disastrously beautiful." That's how he describes a camellia blooming beside a condemned house just across the street. Indeed it is that nearness-the proximity of beauty and...

"After decades of intimacy with the turning of the earth and its seasons, Caroline Boutard has given us a book brimming with an ancient wisdom. Inthese poems our harried modern lives can slow down and remember the blessed comings and goings of all things...

Beneath the surface of a son's battle with his life challenges lies an exploration of the influence of our thoughts and inner power on each other, and the way they shape humanity's future.Unknown to this young man, his dark side gains control over the...

Hithe is the debut poetry collection of Jennifer Spector. An expatriate in Panama, her writing is the distillation of decades spent intimately attentive to her environment, to the lush verdancy of that narrow isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific...

It's thirty years since the collapse of the Gulf Stream and the arrival of the tsunamis from La Palma and the Eriador Ridge off Ireland's Continental Shelf that created Iceapelago; thirty islands that were once Ireland. The survivors struggle in...

This isn't your typical poetry tome. This is a compilation of inspiring quotes about life matters with a scattering of witty, simple verses about everyday observations. Often reflective, sometimes funny, this little book celebrates the joys of life's...

Haiku Nation. Haiku World.Haiku Nation is a breathtaking collection of stunning images and observations of the beautiful Devon countryside and beyond as the seasons change, all captured and written in haiku and senryu verse by the contemporary...

An ode to my teenage-hood and the evolution of my writing, 'memoirs from the moon' is a confessional, coming-of-age anthology which depicts themes of queer love, existentialism and trauma. An accumulation of five years of work, this collection is the...

In her debut poetry book, With These Wings, Angie Shea writes of survival and hope. She takes you on a journey, turning words into elements of strength and empowerment using beautiful metaphors relatable to all readers. Each page is filled with...

As part of community service, Miles Radke agrees to work for the State of New York on a common loon survey in the Adirondack Mountains. If he completes the summer job without incident, his record of misdemeanors will be cleared. Miles is assigned to...

From Fort Rock to Hovenweep, redwoods to the Rockies, ocean to high desert, here is an invitation to connect with the natural world. Psalms and prayers for the earth unfold from early morning dew through daytime hours to the night watch. Delight in the...

All of us are part of an unfamiliar voyage, where sea is new, every week. We have very little scope nowadays, to appreciate a bird or a rainbow. In this fast forward mode, my effort through this collection of Fifty Three poems is to communicate my...

This is volume V of "The Writings of Henry David Thoreau". Entitled "Excursions, and Poems", it is primarily a collection of poetry and travelling accounts, although also included are a number of his translations. This book will appeal to all lovers of...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Ripples and Breakers: A Volume of Verse is a collection of poems written by George Linnaeus Banks and published in 1878. The book contains a variety of different types of poetry, including sonnets, ballads, and lyrics. The themes of the poems range from...

Life is chaotic. Sometimes it makes sense, often it doesn't. And the older we get the more we realise the latter is true. Old & UnWise is a collection of poems that tries to make sense of the world. It questions humanity, highlights social...

A gambler with a crushing debt triggers a haunting series of events. To escape the debt he owes a notorious racketeer the man leaves his past behind and goes missing. Desperate, he follows in the wake of the headstrong young woman he knows, but who now...

Weep with the willows and dive into a collection of poetry full of connection to the natural world, human nature, and the journey of heartbreak. Nurture the beauty of every season life brings you through the words and emotions of Kendall Hope.

N.R.Hart's whimsical romantic flair captures the true essence of love in her poetry. She authentically expresses her insight on love as she believes love to be many things, least of all predictable. Love will surprise you when you least expect it...

At The Beginning Of Yesterday is a collection of poetry that tends to the gardens in our souls and surroundings. Yearning for balance and learning to let go, this collection will walk you through the paths of self-discovery and unfold near the flow of...

"Beautifully crafted, surprising and beautiful.""Wondrous from first word to last."The New York Times Spelling Bee attracts a large following of enthusiastic word lovers who delight in the daily challenge of ferreting out a list of from a...

Every flower in this book is a deeply comforting poem, a melodious dreamy song, which makes you quietly recall and look into the distance, and then fall into a beautiful dreamland.

Today, my life is unbound by the black bastards I've known. My happiness comes from time at craft. I write for me. I write for illumination and capture of me. Mind. Journey. Spirit. I push things into the cloud for release. I let go of the outcome. Like...

The story reflects a journey of personal growth and resilience, emphasizing the transformative power of overcoming challenges. The narrator looks back on their experiences with gratitude, recognizing that struggles serve as valuable lessons rather than...

The Illusion Mirror : The Transformation of a Finnish Girl Studying Abroad in Korea Do we truly possess free will? Is the self a real entity, or is it merely an illusion?Irena Leikanto, once a Finnish scholar studying civil engineering in South Korea,...

This collection of six short lyrical prose tales are packed full of information. In a ten minute read about a conservation species, the reader is bound to learn a new word or turn of phrase, and a fact or two regarding the animal. Presented in whimsical,...

Ashley Logan's The World Goes Down Slow is a poignant poetry collection that celebrates healing through intimate and inquisitive reflections on worthiness. The included poems touch on the very human themes of grief, passion, and identity while...

Adam grows up in the last remaining natural forest of his country. Mother nature nurtures him and bestows upon him unique wisdom that has long been lost in the concrete outside world. When he learns about humanities self-destructive tendencies, Adam...

In the pages of this book, you'll find a collection of poems that have been written with heart and soul. These poems are a reflection of the human experience - the joys, the sorrows, the triumphs, and the struggles. They explore the beauty of the world...

<p>With calm elegance and precise language, <em>Rivers in My Veins</em> is a work of lyric courage celebrating the connection we all share to the earth. Kara Briggs' poems sing her people, Sauk-Suiattle and Yakama, onto the pages. "Land...

Dimmet by Rob Miles is a profound exploration of twilight spaces-those physical and emotional edgelands where meaning shifts and boundaries blur. These finely wrought poems balance delicacy with depth, capturing fleeting moments of stillness,...

This is the second edition of author Ruby Dhal's bestselling book, 'My Hope for Tomorrow'. This book was one that was loved and appreciated by thousands of readers all around the world, a book that healed hearts and shed light on healing and self-love...