In this bold debut collection, Nikki Moustaki explores femininity in contexts that grapple with violence, mental illness, loss, love, and relationships. She investigates these themes through a variety of provocative narratives, settings, and forms: from a prose poem about a gun shop owner ranting about the Second Amendment, to more intimate lyrical poems, to the intense stamina of three long poems that anchor the book in three striking and imaginative...

Daydream Enigma is a refreshing collection of unique poems for those who like edgy poetry delivered right between the eyes. A random collection of witty observations presented from an unconventional viewpoint that is brutally raw yet disarmingly humorous. Marjan's style of writing delivers an unflinching brand of white-hot unyielding perspective on a range of subjects that include youth, laughter, love, longing, lust, friendship, happiness, anger,...

When Jarra Brown hears church bells he cannot fail to be reminded of the hundreds – 345 to be precise – of service personnel who passed through the beautiful rural Wiltshire countryside into Oxfordshire. These men and women were not hiking across its green pastures or sitting on top of the number 55 bus, instead they were lifeless, resting inside a coffin draped with the Union flag. By the end of August 2011 the bells of St Bartholomew's Church...

Scars remind us of earlier wounds that healed but left living testimonies of circumstances and events that we endured and survived. Jesus has the most impactful scar story of all ages. If Jesus was willing to show His scars for the edification and comfort and hope of others, and we are supposed to be like Jesus, why are we afraid to show our wounds and scars? Jesus knows what we are going through, and He knows how our scars can influence and shape...

In the first chapter of her debut poetry book, Dion Anja explores the turbulence of pandemic through experimenting as well as integrating metaphors and classical elements to mirror the dark side of human nature that is both ever-changing and fixed. Her poems include various themes like anxiety, death, insecurities, and isolation but she also offers a soothing magical realm with fairies and cats. The content of some poems can be sensitive or triggering...

Too many people are feeling lost and disillusioned. Cindy believes that, despite the hate and cruelty that surrounds her, beauty can be found if we look for it. In this collection of poems, she shares her belief that a smile or a bit of understanding can change the world. One act of kindness, one smile, brightens everything it touches.

The truth is sometimes the hardest thing to accept. This is a self-help guide to living and dying, written by an 8-year-old girl, a cancer victim. Who'd decided to share her life experience in the hospital, waiting to die. Knowing she will die. And, all along thinking of her mother's happiness; and her ability to help other children not be scared of the circumstance. Life is infinite, depending on your comprehension of what life is. Nothing ever...

What do you know about universal salvation? What is its history? Have mistranslations of the Bible created an eternal hell that does not really exist? What prominent persons in Christian history taught this doctrine and which ones worked to destroy it? Is the teaching of universal salvation truly a heresy, or has it been suppressed by church leaders interested in controlling their people by fear? Patrick Seamus O'Hara needed answers to these questions....

"Some Good Writ " is a collection of heart-warming and thought-provoking essays exploring life's joys and challenges, love, and self-discovery. In this book, you'll find many thought-provoking pieces that cover many topics, including relationships, family, career, personal growth, and more. From funny and poignant observations about daily life to deep and introspective musings on the human experience, "Some Good Writ." has something for everyone. Whether...

In Hoarders, Durbin deftly traces the associations between hoarding and collective US traumas rooted in consumerism and the environment. Each poem is a prismatic portrait of a person and the beloved objects they hoard, from Barbies to snow globes to vintage Las Vegas memorabilia to rotting fruit to plants. Using reality television as a medium, Durbin conjures an uncanny space of attachments that reflects a cultural moment back to the reader in ways...