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CARSON CLARE’S TRAIL GUIDE TO AVOIDING DEATH is a poetry collection about how to navigate life's uncertainties and unpleasantness with applicable tips peppered in.
The ghost of Sylvanus Thayer visits a current West Point Military Academy cadet to hear about the school's history and its link to American war...
A series of poems detailing the profound influence of Love, anthropomorphized and considered as a spiritual higher power, on the author's life and emotions.
GIMME LIBERTY I CAN SMELL! by J. Flaherty loosely covers the gamut of what can probably be considered a life well lived.
CELEBRITY SADHANA is Vijay R. Nathan’s poetic look at the cult of celebrity that currently occupies humankind’s every waking hour and their quest for sadhana.
Yacov Mitchenko, one of Canada’s brightest poetry creatives, showcases his unique voice in the wide-ranging collection I HAVE BEEN MOVED.
Artist and yoga teacher, Gisela Stromeyer shares her inspired views on life in this 182-page collection of poetry, paintings, and practices.
COMMENCEMENT is a collection of small poems organized into categories- alphabetical, numbers, senses, colors, directions, and question words.
Performance poet Gary Siegel transcribes his oft-spoken work to the written page in the highly-crafted collection IN THE CRADLE OF SILENCE.
BEST EVIDENCE is a thought-provoking series of poems that navigates the diverse range of human emotions.
UNDER THE OAK, a passionate reflection on the feelings that infuse a life.
In OUT OF SOMETHING UGLY, margot nothing takes readers on an often startlingly personal journey through a lifelong reckoning with abuse and its aftermath.