Poetry Books

Go Here, See Elsewhere is a collection of poems inspired by The Dictionary of Imaginary Places, a compendium of imaginary places found in literature. The poems in this collection re-imagine these places and inhabit imaginary characters in order to...

These poems invite us in to the spaces between things, into "...a pause of breath/ between the known/ and the next...between the lake/and the coral clouds/of morning..." They invite us to let go for a time of the words inside of us and to just make a...

But how I wishI could hear someone slander against ParthaAnd Partha only...Let Partha's slanderCome from all directionsFrom the premises of courtFrom the lips of children going to schoolFrom the chirping of birds....If I could hear the slanderous wordsIn...

The Blue Omnibus carries in it a significant body of the poetic oeuvre of the Odia Poet Haraprasad Das, one of the contemporary Indian Masters. This is the first of the omnibuses of his works that conveys in a cluster of five major works...

ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତରୁ ମନ୍ୱନ୍ତର, ମନ୍ୱନ୍ତରରୁ ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତ ।ବିଂଦୁରୁ ବିସ୍ତୃତି, ବିସ୍ତୃତିରୁ ବିଂଦୁ ।ଆଁରୁ ଆକାଶ, ଆକାଶରୁ ଆଁ ।ଉତ୍ତରଣ, ଅବତରଣ, ପ୍ରସାରଣ, ସଂକୋଚନରସାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ ଶୃଙ୍ଗାର କବିତା । ତା' ଦିନଦିନରଦିନଲିପିରେ ଅସୁମାରି ଶିଳା, ଶାଳଗ୍ରାମ,ସମୁଦ୍ର, ସୈକତ, ଅହଲ୍ୟା, ଅବନ୍ତୀକାରଆତ୍ମକଥନ । କ୍ରୋଧ,...

A Journey through the Stars is in-sorts, an autobiography. This book is to represent the end of an era.Throughout this collection of poems and stories, I lay out a road-map of what I will soon realize is my future.In writing my poems, I have decided that...

An Imaginary Affair is a collection of sensitive and sensuous poems for poets and non-poets who appreciate the challenges and intricacies of being human. The poems touch on key human elements, such as love, desire, passion, memory, loss, and gratitude...

In Madness, Rack, and Honey, Mary Ruefle writes, "For me, the moon has always been the very embodiment of lyric poetry." I see that lunar lyricism reflected by this poet. The language is mystical, mythic, sublime, and romantic. The haunting imagery is...

An exquisite collection of poems, where history and lyricism dwell in the memory of the Jews of Kochi, where time and centuries of persecution have tried to erase them. Pramila Venkateswaran is a poet of resilience and of hope. Each of these poems...

Bat City Review co-founder and former Michener Poetry Fellow R.J. Lambert's much-anticipated debut poetry collection brings together pop music and fine art, celebrities and philosophers, and nature and neon with a candid and curious sensibility...

refinding the rules of gravity by Anna Antongiorgi is a book full of the magic of young-woman-artist-human moving to New York City energy. The poems reference Taylor Swift, but also Gertrude Stein. They're sparks of comedy alongside heartache, and a...

In the introduction to Marc Petrie's Poems of Nature and Despair he states "I defy those who separate math and science from literature and art," as all true poets have, and will. And, like many of us, he had to "borrow" "a horn/from the fabulous/siren"...

Unrequited Love and Other Things of Equal Importance, Alejandro Ruiz del Sol's debut poetry chapbook, explores how a voice can find love for others and self-love in a bent vision of reality. Set in "Florida" among "alligators," this strange collection of...

"Starting with the first line of the first poem, 'The night that bled into the morning my son died,' I read this collection straight through with my heart in my throat. Reader, prepare yourself: once you start reading What I Should Have Said, you won't...

The poetry I write is a way to express my feelings on things I see and hear about. Often, it just comes to me and I’ll write it down quickly. I hope when you read this collection, there will be some that you can relate to. I thank those who take...

प्रस्तुत काव्य संग्रह "इस कृति में"  हर प्रकार की परिस्थितयों को चुनौती -स्वरुप स्वीकार करने की हुंकार भरी गई हैl अच्छे संस्कार,बुद्धि,विवेक और शिक्षा जिसमें आध्यात्मिक शिक्षा भी शामिल है,इन सब की महत्ता और आवश्यकता पर उक्त  पुस्तक के...

ContentsThanksgiving TimeThanks to ThanksgivingRed Man’s RevengeThanksgiving GraceBlack FridayThanksgiving: The Bird’s-Eye ViewThanksgiving ToastThanksgiving on the SquareThanksgiving at the AirportI’ll Start a Diet TomorrowBurn Down...

An easy reading collection of poetry written by an average Joe attending the University of life.With a minor in trials and tribulations and a major in survival, it is poetic that writing poetry helps one through life.

Recalling Nirvana brings the authentic reflections of a young woman seeking to find herself. Her expressive thoughts are arranged in poetry and prose. Recalling Nirvana demonstrates striking originality as it navigates notions of faith, love, hope,...

Bloodied, but still singing, the atmosphere is not a perfume it is odorless addresses America. In one take, a chromapoetics that examines the "red, white and blue's" dubious semiotics, in another, an extended ode project that conjures our emblems of...

What People Are Saying"Terrific. It sparkles and snaps like some great jazz riffs, and the personal aspect is very touching." -Sir Stephen HoughLike a good jazz player, Kevin Brown riffs with verve and muscle and without wasting a note. The entwined...

It's not only that Simon Smith captures like no one else the new rhythms of attention and distraction that have emerged over the last decade. In Last Morning he writes a poetry of pace that seems to walk down the page, often in little three-line...

These poems by a well-known philosopher and literary theorist take a lead from Plato’s intriguing account of how Socrates turned to composing verse during his last few days despite having famously denounced its corrupting moral, social and...

Often we lose sight of the enormity of everything around us: the stars, the galaxies, nebulae, and the vastness of space in general. We need to appreciate the sobering beauty and magnificence that we have been afforded, as well as the experience of...

Gerald Locklin (1941-2021) was born in Rochester, NY. A prolific writer of both poetry and prose, he published over a hundred books in his lifetime, including The Firebird Poems (Event Horizon Press), Go West, Young Toad (Water Row Books), Charles...

From his chapbook, Spiked Libido, to his unpublished manuscript, Unholy Melodies collects the entire body of work of Ted Jonathan. Images of the original chapbook, Spiked Libido, are followed by complete, unchanged presentations of both Bones & Jokes...

Family Promises is a collection of poems that are like prisms that reflect Laura's unique blend of humor, irony and clarity. Her signature style of irreverence and honesty are in full display as she faces life's challenges without flinching. She bravely...

At times funny and at times savage, sometimes implacable and sometimes resigned, YELLOW TROPHIES is a deep-mine exploration of bittersweet ironies. It is a cohesive composition of random notes on chaos theory and childhood mischief; a defiant sneer at...

SALUTE THE WRECKAGE, Clint Margrave's second collection of poems, explores the universe within us and the universe in which we live. From the origins of stars to the strings of a guitar; from a rogue planet drifting through the emptiness of space; to the...

Original poems comprise the heart of Speak Your Heart. This wonderful compilation includes poetry both happy and sad, but nonetheless, all the poems are inspiring.Deanna M. Julbe speaks from her heart and hopes others will also be so inspired. She...

Sometimes the best way to learn about a unique region is to listen to the stories told by those who've actually lived there. You learn things that no guidebook would ever tell you. You meet unforgettable characters who've strayed far off the beaten path...

In addition to being a prolific critic and editor and an occasional fiction writer, S. T. Joshi has long been a classical musician-violinist, singer, composer, and conductor. Over the past several years he has composed more than a dozen songs for...

This seventh issue of Hippocampus Press’s acclaimed journal of weird poetry features nearly 60 original poems of fantasy and terror from such renowned poets as Ann K. Schwader, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, John Shirley, Christina Sng, and Richard L...

Por primera vez, una colección de poesía seleccionada de Emanuel Xavier, reconocido poeta LGBTQ y uno de los tesoros de la comunidad latina.Cuando emergió por primera vez como un poeta del Nuyorican Poets Café en la década de los 90s, Emanuel Xavier...

*This book is part of the Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Professor Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania).For hundreds of years, into the twentieth century, the culture groups in the areas we now know as China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam...

This book is part of the Cambria Sinophone World Series, headed by Professor Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania).For hundreds of years, into the twentieth century, the culture groups in the areas we now know as China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam...

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR WHAT STILLNESS ILLUMINATED/VOS SHTILKAYT HOT BALOYKHTN by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub "The poet really means his title. This book was generated from an artist's model's intensely bodily experience of stillness, observed stillness at that. ...

Off and on since Rachel Guido deVries was eleven years old, she has written a poem on her birthday. Now at 75, she has gathered these poems into a collection both intimate and expansive, mixing the natural world with personal insight.

The Works of the Gawain-PoetCharles MoormanThis edition of the complete Works of Cotton Nero A.x.-Patience, Purity, Pearl, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight-is the first collected edition since the manuscript itself. Charles Moorman's hope is that...

Prose poems about my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will never run out. No one can count all the prose poems about the Lord. Only the Lord can count them all, like He can count all the stars in the outer space.All the poets of God who ever lived and are...

In his sixth book, Donald Platt starts a poem by exclaiming, "The days are one thousand / puzzle pieces." He gathers up the days into this book of terrors and ecstasies decanted in seamlessly reversing tercets of long and short lines, syllabic couplets,...

Until now Perry County has not been included on the literary map of Mississippi. My debut collection of poems changes that atlas. These poems, some historical, other's lyrics, record the topography of my memory of this county where I grew up...

In this book, I'll share some bright inspirations,and amazing new knowledge and revelations.I have poured out my heart upon these pagesto create something that will last through the ages.What I'm trying to is to createsomething beautiful and truly...

The practice of tai chi is an embodiment of poetry, with its peaceful, balanced forms. Karen Glotzer, who is both a poet and a tai chi instructor, compares it to moving through gentle water, lifting off the ground like a bird in flight, or standing like...