Poetry

From the critically acclaimed author of HoodWitch, Faylita Hicks's second collection explores the question "where do our desires take us?"An offspring of Audre Lorde's seminal essay "Uses of the Erotic," Hicks's A Map of My Want follows a nonbinary femme...

Can we be lonely together? Asks r.h. Sin in this heartbreaking collection of poetry. A Midnight Moon is a moving collection of poetry from celebrated bestselling author r.h. Sin. With the honesty and transparency that he has become known for, Sin takes...

In his second poetry collection, author and poet Troy R Legette shares a blend of various poetic forms providing inspiration, motivation, and healing to readers of all ages. The Objective Scholar: Poetic Wordplay is a literary work that stems from a...

A look back at the cultural and political force of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, in celebration of her hundredth birthday Artist-Rebel-Pioneer Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the great American literary icons of the...

"Does anyone find it ironic that a website will ask you to prove you are not a robot? Does anyone know what it's like to not feel human?" In one animated six-part poem, Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker explores the ways in which we are all...

recto y verso EDITIONS is proud to announce the release of Identity Crisis by Poet and Writer Ian Macks. Ian's distinct poetic voice and literary light shines bright within the poems of his long-awaited sophomore effort. Kayla Davis writes: "'Identity...