Poetry

The "blk alter" of Avery R. Young's poetic vision makes its stunning debut in a multidisciplinary arsenal entitled, neckbone: visual verses. Young's years of supernatural fieldwork within the black experience and the gospel of his transitions between...

In "Necessary Rebirths: A Collection of Poems and Prose for Awakening," poet and writer Nicole M. Long explores her journey through depression, anxiety, and all of life's in-between stages. Sometimes dark and mostly self-affirming, these poems about life...

Using the necessary kindling of unflinching memory and fearless observation, anjail rashida ahmad ignites a slow-burning rage at the generations-long shadow under which African American women have struggled, and sparks a hope that illuminates "how the...

In this poetic memoir, Nastashia Minto strips herself of who she used to be and gives readers permission to see her naked. Exploring topics of family, faith, race, sexuality, abuse, love, and identity, Minto's words dig up rootbound emotions in need of...

In Myself Painting Clarence Major seeks to re-create for readers the inexpressible feeling that comes from creating art, with poems that speak not of painting itself but of its underlying process. Major incorporates the techniques of...

Words ...they inspire. ...Words...they inform. Words...they incite. Words...they can heal...or--they can kill...and what you do with them matters!Poet Carye D. Walker describes with deep emotions the pain she's endured, the love she's learned, and the...

A liberation! My Sweet Black is the first full-length poetry publication of from the mind of storyteller T. S. Holmes, III (also known as Teddy the Brave). As the title suggests, this collection is a sweet journey into the celebration of personhood, with...

MY OLD MAN WAS ALWAYS ON THE LAM is a blues memoir in verse. With brutal honesty and lyrical prowess, Tony Medina plays the changes in an intimate collection that sticks like a stinging Ali punch and moves like a New York City subway train through the...

God has chosen to use me once again, to bring forth powerful messages through poetry. Each poem was written as I was diligently seeking God's face. This book will truly bless anyone who dares to read and believe in the love, mercy, and the power of God...

How you embrace the journey of life is a matter of perspective. The road you travel may be filled with twists and turns as you go through fear, grief and heartache, but still find happiness, success and purpose. No matter what the journey holds, you will...

God has given me a poetic voice of praise and thanksgiving to honor Him for all He has done for me. He has been the sole deliverer in the trials and afflictions of my life, and I will ever lift my heart in praise for the goodness and favor He has shown...