Poetry

Augusto Manke works swing shift in a warehouse in Illinois. He says he is still trying to figure out his life, has a few clues. Manke depicts a challenged universe. Set amid the tenement squalor of a blighted city, he explores everyday pain, loss, the...

In sway of Love, while Single and hoping for an eventual marriage; one may have become too good at being alone. With the realization that one is not, Alisia Latoi wrote this collection of prose and poems that tell a story, not of why or how, but of what...

Throughout our lives, we face challenges that present us with choices to either battle against change or push us to the next level in our growth. The tests that come with these challenges can be ugly, dark, and heartbreaking. These growing pains make it...

Entering into the depths of someone's heart and soul is like becoming quenched in the flowing waters of a beautiful fountain...it's invigorating, refreshing and exciting. Written over the past 10 years of life's happenings, this collection of candid,...

How many times have we all been in love before? Therefore we know just how we all appreciate the originating feeling it gives us as well as the lessons it may have taught us, no matter what they really may be. Although love has such a universal...

Praise for Leonard A. Slade, Jr.'s "I, Too, Am America" "I, Too, Am America" is a literary statement in poetry which evokes an array of emotions while educating the reader on years of black history. Emotions are evoked as we are taught and reminded in...

Language so often fails us. In his highly anticipated follow up to Helium, Francisco has created his own words for the things we cannot give name to. English is the shiniest hammer I own, but it's also the only thing in my toolbox. Nolexi noun no-lex-i...

Choosing the title of this collection was an easy decision for Donald. He has written poems for weddings, birthdays, funerals, and other occasions. His father, however, disappeared from his life when Donald was just four years old.I Never Rhymed for My...

In short, poignant verses, Reyna Biddy's poems explore pain, emotional reckoning, and the power of self-love. The debut collection from 22-year-old poet Reyna Biddy, I Love My Love tells the story of Reyna's childhood, her parents' toxic relationship,...

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...