Poetry

Inspired by Albert Camus's seminal Myth of Sisyphus, Major Jackson's fifth volume subtly configures the poet as "absurd hero" and plunges headfirst into a search for stable ground in an unstable world. We follow Jackson's restless, vulnerable speaker as...

Inspired by Albert Camus's seminal Myth of Sisyphus, Major Jackson's fifth volume subtly configures the poet as "absurd hero" and plunges headfirst into a search for stable ground in an unstable world. We follow Jackson's restless, vulnerable speaker as...

The Absolute, Relatively Inaccessible is a volume of poems divided into three parts. The three parts are bound together by a brace of persistent and developing themes, as well as by the repetition (and the development) of language, metaphor, and imagery...

From acclaimed musician Alicia Keys, author of the memoir More Myself, comes a revealing songbook of collected poems and lyrics that document her growth as a person, a woman, and an artist. "All my life, I've written these words with no thought or...

Teardrops on the Weser navigates a geographical river that runs through northwestern Germany, but also an autobiographical river that's sourced in the Niger River Delta of Amatoritsero Ede's native Nigeria. Thus, his river of letters-of type versus...

Tar Heel Born is a collection of seven narrative poems that reflect on one man's conflicted relationship with his home state of North Carolina. It flows between critique and praise, interweaving the brute ugliness of racism and anti-gay attitudes with...

Tamarindo Dreams: A Collection of Barrio Poetry is a collection of Tex-Mex poetry by Rio Grande Valley native, Roberto A. (Rob) Rocha. In the book, Rocha shares snippets of his life and experiences living in the border region known as, "el Valle." Love,...

Tamarindo Dreams: A Collection of Barrio Poetry is a collection of Tex-Mex poetry by Rio Grande Valley native, Roberto A. (Rob) Rocha. In the book, Rocha shares snippets of his life and experiences living in the border region known as, "el Valle." Love,...

The Berry family tree is growing this Autumn! Meet characters like Junebug's daughter- Ladybug whose big recital is a few days away; Gumbo Moe who has the best catch in town; Fluffy the Dog who dances down the soul train line; Cousin Peanut who visits...

When the summer breeze is a perfume of magnolias and jasmine, there is nothing better than sipping on your favorite batch of sugar tea while nibbling on those famously scrumptious, honey butter biscuits! "Sweet Pea & Sugar Tea's Country Family...

The famous Berry family is back at it again! Readers will meet new characters like Cup Cake who owns the town's bakery, Junebug the Janitor who sweeps a magical surprise into school, Cousin Big Skinny who plans the best summer cookouts and more!

Surge, the award-winning debut poetry collection from Michelle Whittaker, ruminates on how specific memories survive over a lifespan. Through haunting recollections with a powerful momentum, the poems recall vividly a suddenness of the uncontrollable...