Poetry

This inaugural collection of contemporary poems frames the human experience in 30 lyrical and diverse poems about life. Getahun's voice sings with a hint of sadness, a heart full of passion and longing for home--the home we desire in a partner, in a...

The story of Belvie Rooks and Dedan Gills, their journey and their transformation, is "as old as eternity and as new as now." As individuals, Dedan and Belvie were already activists, mentors and voices for justice, but in their union, they became an even...

Always thinking nothing you say is good enough and soon enough you start to actually believe it. There's this constant fear of not saying the right thing at the right time. So you say nothing at all.A lot of us have started to go through life like this--...

Human Nature is a collection of poems that speaks to a young man's journey and search for self-discovery in a reality where truth and fact can be distorted. It also explores aspects of the body and the mind and the parallel between how his have evolved...

Alice Walker has always turned to poetry to express some of her most personal and deeply felt concerns. She has said that her poems-even the happy ones-emerge from an accumulation of sadness, when she stands again "in the sunlight." "[This collection]...

How can you deny me of my form? Hibiscus, Kishawna's debut poetry book, challenges us to examine what we've been through and remember who we are. Hibiscus features a collection of poems that dive into topics of resilience, love, lust, mental health, and...

Her Time To Speak is an empowering, sassy, and straightforward collection of spoken word poetry on self-love, life, and relationships from the experiences and perspective of a young woman through the course of her twenties. This must-read book is an...

Walker's complete poems, including new and previously unpublished verse, collected for the first time-with author's notes that provide historical perspective on spiritual and political issues of the last three decades. This title has been selected as a...

Helium is the debut poetry collection by internet phenom Rudy Francisco, whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers. Rudy's poems and quotes have been viewed and shared millions of times as he has traveled the country and the world...

Winner, 2011 National Book Award for Poetry Winner, 2012 GCLS Award for Poetry Winner, 2012 SIBA Book Award for Poetry Nominee, 2012 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry The poems in Nikky Finney's breathtaking new collection...

It is said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. If that is true, then Harvest Leaves and Roses will emerge as a riveting salute to T.S. Eliot and Walt Whitman. With neither pretense nor ornamentation, Peavy continues the project of Eliot in...

Happiness in Jesus is...Being baptized in the Holy Spirit. Follow Ms. West as she allows the Holy Spirit to flow through her in poetry and prose. Her letters are so heartfelt and personal.