Poetry

An age-old riddle poses the question; which came first, the chicken or the egg? Step into Pookie's poetic world and mysteries will unfold, ignorance explode, and truth will be told.You will realize that the egg is in the chicken and the chicken is in the...

Intro to Group Therapy is a powerful poetry book that dives into each aspect of the author's vulnerability while exposing some very hard truths. Her story is told through breathtaking poetry and imagery delivered to the reader within four segments -...

In-sight /ˈinˌsīt/ Noun 1. The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing. Women with insight of self are sometimes referred to as a BITCH (being in total control of herself Iyanla Vanzant) as they...

Let me introduce myself, my name is Melvin L. Jones. I was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised on the south side of town. I am one of six children. I have three brothers and two sisters. We were brought up in a home by my uncle, an Alpha male type, my...

"Influence of Place" is a journey into places inside and outside of one's self, as well as the places that one does not know exist. Place impacts directly/indirectly, from past to present, the experiences that shape how the telling occurs. It is the idea...

Valuing diversity--exercising diversity leadership--means treating others with respect and dignity, ferreting out injustice, celebrating differences, and simultaneously seeking common ground. Acknowledge differences--celebrate them--but embrace the...

From the forward by K.M. Smith: "Incandescent, the brilliance of expression that Ayodele Nzinga has so lovingly crafted, is red hot in its urgency. It moves subtly, it shifts and crescendos and somersaults across time and space, through light and...

From the forward by K.M. Smith: "Incandescent, the brilliance of expression that Ayodele Nzinga has so lovingly crafted, is red hot in its urgency. It moves subtly, it shifts and crescendos and somersaults across time and space, through light and...

A beautiful exploration of grief by one of the top selling poets in America. 2-time National Poetry Slam Individual Champion, and winner of the Worldcup Poetry Slam, Anis Mojgani's In the Pockets of Small Gods explores what we do with grief, long after...

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...