Poetry, Subjects & Themes
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The Blessing of Friendship
by William Bertrand
Oh, I woke up early, before sunrise And prepared a simple meal. I hear the Book of Life speak, And this is what it said. In our present digital world of social media, building and maintain strong friendships can be a challenge. We return to...
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Heartstrings
by Carol-Anne Boisvert
This book is divided in two parts. Heartstrings, which focuses on a selection of updated poems from the past collections. It's a walk down memory lane, through heartbreaks, bullying and mental health. A Better Feeling focuses on the author being...
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Ashes of Innocence
A Poetic Journey Through Shadow & Light by MJ Bear
All our perspectives come from light and shadows. What lies in the darkness, hidden from our understanding? What might a sudden light reveal? The answers to such questions are as changeable as the seasons, but giving them voice has always been...
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Holding HIV
Poems of HOPE by Pauline Sameshima, Emily Turner and Dazié Grego-Sykes
What could an HIV cure mean? Holding HIV shares the raw, poetic voices of 27 San Francisco community members living with or affected by HIV. Born from the HOPE Research Collaboratory’s Community Arts Integrated Research program, this collection...
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Rise Queen Rise
by Jennifer Eve
Collecting poems written from the author’s early twenties into her fifties, Rise Queen Rise maps a voyage through the depths of shadows and pain towards light, empowerment, and the realization of self-worth. Through rhythmic, engaging writing,...
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Banished Rose
by Leila
Banished Rose is a luminous collection of poetry spanning over two decades, tracing the delicate arc of one woman’s journey from adolescence to creative maturity. With raw honesty and lyrical grace, Leila invites readers into an intimate world...
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Weaving the World
A Tapestry of Eclectic Verse by Rupert Raj
Weaving the World is a collection of over one hundred eclectic verses on a variety of themes, people, animals, plants and nature. Themes throughout the sixteen chapters range from family, marriage & friendship to community connections, from race,...
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When Time Stands Still
A collection of poems about birth, stillbirth and rebirth by Rose Pearce
Now, I know death’s canter With each out-breath I wait for his horse Thundering through the valley Flying between hoof beats Sun and I, drumming the earth Separation and grief, oneness and connection—two radically different experiences of losing...
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Song of the Brown Man
by David Villavera
In my early years, I read and wrote to learn English as well as I could. There were moments when I had no courage to use words that were new to me. But believing no one will ever see those words I wrote, I went ahead, discovering after a while my...
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Inner Tides
by Kurtis Carter
If I were to die today, I am not sure the words to say. Live on, be free, and take part of me Into the world filled with apathy. The ebb and flow of life, its highs and lows—we spend our lives searching for balance, fighting to maintain it, even...
