Kategoria BISAC: Poetry >> American - General

"140 SHORTIES III" might seem to be positing, over and over, the possibility of magnificence in a relatively trivial and silly private format. That format not only includes relative brevities. It also includes clumps of titles that rhyme with each other and includes a rather special back-&-forth way of moving from one versification to the next.

The entire group of 140 pieces ultimately must be more of a verbal success than that same group ever could be any fount of real news or of anything like real 'info'. The following couple of examples might seem about averagely illustrative:

"LIFT...

"Winds in My Sails" contains a selection of poems written by a 78-year-old woman who explored the experiences of her life and selected what brought insight or pleasure to her. She shares her thoughts now in poetic form. Ehrlich's poems are grouped into sections: 'Our Natural World," 'Memories," 'Musings and Impressions," and 'Closings." Her wonder at nature is clear as she writes about her environment in the mountains and the Florida coast, where she lives, and in other parts of the United States where she traveled. 'Memories" includes intimate glimpses of her life growing up. Her reactions...

Samantha Cooper's spicy poem book is a roller coaster ride of emotions filled with interpretations for the ages that one can relate to. It offers the raw passion and rage of a women scorned, loved and adored. Reward yourself and don't let this compelling book pass you by it has something for everyone!

"'Niggas," Where Are Your Anthems?" is a wonderful collection of heartfelt observations, engaging first person narratives, and conversational poetry rooted in the peaks and valleys of the 'black experience." Author and playwright Gordon Douglas Manning combines razor sharp commentary with gritty humor, weaving both into a magical tapestry of life as a fly on the wall. Warm and inviting, "'Niggas"" delves into the psyche of the black man in America, providing a fascinating portrait of the shadow that lives within each of us.

"A Temporary Step to Sanity" is the second released book by author Gary La Buda. More life struggles, goals, happiness and disappointments await, but there is always good from the truth. Which is the reason behind the author's love for his poetry and why it should be shared with you and the world.

A beautiful collection filled with 90 poems, 190 pages, 25 photos and tribute to a loved family. Sightlines offers a frank portrait of a family not only coming to terms with its grief, but also celebrating its past and difficult present. Although deeply personal, these poems strike poignant and universal chords. They offer a vision of life filled with little treasures that carry us back to what is truly important in our lives. Village wisdom for the 21st century. Between these covers lives an enlightening friend. Clive Matson, author of Let the Crazy Child Write Janet Riehl s poems tread...

"From America With Love: A tribute to our American soldiers" is long over due.

Poetry of Hope, Pride, Freedom and thanks will give our soldiers confidence and knowing we appreciate what they have done for us. We can't forget them so we will thank them. They deserve our love and respect. "From America With love" is a tribute to our men and women who are in the service or out. Who are alive and who passed on. America thanks you and we won't forget.

Written over a 10-year span of time, "Burning Twilight" is a poetic journey of becoming. Crawling out of the tangible world and into the dreamscape of the intangible, building the story of a girl named Twilight upon the backs of totems, archetypes, myth, faeries, and legend. On a mission to infiltrate safe spaces and delve into shadow, "Burning Twilight" is a multi-layered journey: a time of day, the bridge from girl to woman, a journey from dark nights of the soul and fear of being alone, of losing love, of being forgotten, of never reaching light again-to balance and finding truth. Having...

Rhymes on First Limericks on Second I Don't Know the Stanzas is a book of poems inspired by historical baseball events. If you love baseball and have a creative mind, you will enjoy these poems.

This collection represents the freshest emerging voices in poetry. All proceeds earned from the sale of this collection will benefit the American Red Cross.

"Me
I love me enough to respect my father. I love me enough to cherish my mother. I love me enough to love my brothers and sisters of all colors. I love me enough to think before I speak. I love me enough to know God has total control over me. I love me enough to be lonely and wait for that special sister that will make both our lives complete. I love me enough not to carry a gun; enough not to cause my brother or sister harm. I love me enough to stand strong in a land that hostile to a black man. I love me enough to bless the heaven, the sky, the land, and sea. Brothers and sisters if...

The poems in "Before the Wind" must speak for themselves with passionate clarity:

'A shriek in black ink down a diary's page." from "Passage: March 9, 1936."

'Savoring the perversity of power, I opened my hand." from 'Adventuring"

'In that world within our world
The explosion of Armageddon " from 'A Conundrum Visited."

'Oh Greedy Race to want much more than human " from 'Speed"

'Thirty-four million miles apart,
Through space so narrow that
Your passing's like a kiss."
from 'On Seeing Mars" (August 27, 2003)

All the elements of fine ballads, free and rhymed...

"Heavy Starlight
The golden, plastic shining star
That crowns our holly days tree
Has nothing to do with Egyptian glyph
Or Christian myth.
It's a symbol of the solstice to me.
The miracle for which we wait On each year's longest night
Involves one of the great mysteries of life.
The heaviest thing in the universe
The sun's the one we celebrate
Because it's heavy
And because it's our only source of light.
"

Poet Ted Thompson focuses on the secrets of his life in his poetry collection, "The House of the Old Poet." Divided into four sections, the...

"Beyond the Blue Line Barrier" is a collection of Inspirational Poems that addresses our reactions to many of life's circumstances. The poetry contained in this book will challenge your everyday convictions and push you beyond your thought limitations. Every poem featured in this book is a reflection of the author's unique outlook on life. With each turn of the page you will become more familiar with the author and more enlightened to your own thoughts and beliefs. Unite with the author as we first explore, "Morning Dew," which is poetry that celebrates all things new- new thoughts,...

"Eleventh Hour
Bouncing off walls,
a self-contained
directionless
rubber ball.
Feeling split
ripped apart
wanting everything
and nothing.
Black holes
try to swallow me
and I say let me wallow
in pain and self-doubt.
(I could be here on a
mission or as a fake
a simple, misfitted
contraceptive mistake."

"Journey," a touching poetry collection, depicts a lifespan that shows the innermost thoughts and feelings of author Kathleen Phillips's battle with schizoaffective disorder-a combination of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia....

The final journey has begun. "The Helmsman" has guided our vessel out of port into the high seas of exploration. Our examination begins with Whirlwind Politics, which is a continuing saga of viewpoints, relating to the development of past, present and future legislative philosophies. The Storm Warning, alerts humanity to the more overt displays of outrageousness and misfortune in civilization's class system. A Mind's Hailstorm, further explores the varied thoughts emerging from a complex and complicated internal mindscape. Peacefully, Tranquil Waters lets the imagination wander into...

"Far From Adequate Recompense" is a thought-provoking collection of profound essays and prose that tell of the pilgrimage of a melancholy soul from unimaginable pain to healing and closure.

K. M. Miller's intimate and genuine style creates vivid images for the reader. This bittersweet account of unrequited love and a woman's struggle for redemption takes you on the emotional roller coaster that often accompanies the despair of two souls destined to part ways. In the poem entitled 'Amphoteric," which begins, 'You are a beautiful, golden Greek man," and ends, 'in my ear, you call me by...

Samuel Andrews came from a family of 14
was abused mentally and sexually as a child.
He led a colorful life of lies ending up in Frankfur Germany where he struggled for years.
Here are a selection of poems and lyrics based on his experiences
you see some of the people he met and some of the motivational thoughts he held that brought him thru.
You will see that poem can be in anyone and that we can survive anything.

"We should always have good friends,
And how many, it just depends.
The level of friendship should be strong,
And can be fixed if things did go wrong.
Always be yourself and that is true,
And friends will always come to you.
-from the poem" 'Friends"

Consisting of day-to-day occurrences and descriptions of actual places visited, "Untamed Poetry by Flem" depicts current and historical events in the world around us. It also depicts how we could live a better life by steering clear of certain dangers.

Author Paul F. Fleming makes us aware of how easy it is to get...

"NITTY GRITTY CITY BLUES AND BRAVOS" was written first in Poetry and later extended to include what I call relevant Escape Dreams. After raising my family on Long Island, I moved to NYC and was astounded by the changes in the last 20 years, so I wrote a book of poems. Then came 9/11/01 and its aftermath. I continued to write. This is the result! So enjoy!...