Poetry, Subjects & Themes
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Inside Dreamlands
by James C. MacDonald
Unfolding through diverse, colourful narratives of real-world situations, these poems incorporate observations of a vivid waking life with the intense emotions and often surreal images of dreamland. Many poems deal with all the existential...
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Meanings from A to Z
An Anthology of Poetry by Shirley Kitchen
P is for poetry. Author Shirley Kitchen fashions words together, noting her existence and life around her. She writes of relationships with people and the earth. She speaks of loss, of change, of love and of striving to understand different...
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Chemical Imbalance
by EJ Rivers
Through tales of personal experiences, Chemical Imbalance tells the story of a young adult navigating complex emotions. The roller coaster of emotions experienced in life is carried throughout this collection with poems about grief, sadness,...
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Examining Room
within the walls of the opioid crisis by Lorinda Spooner M.D.
During 30 years in primary care and addiction medicine, the Vancouver-based Dr. Lorinda Spooner has found her examining room a place of suffering, of adversity, but also of hope. Yet, since 2016, when the opioid crisis was declared a public...
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Reminiscence Armada
selected poems by J.L. Jubert
The walls begin to crack, fissures running along The beams of its back, the pipes of its veins. It can no longer support the emptiness of its weight, The void of its rooms, the deafening sound of no one. (“Dusk Is When I Think of You Most”)...
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Syllable Junkie
by Jason Arthur Cronkwright
Syllable Junkie begins with ‘Life’ and ends with ‘Death’. Birds learn to fly, sea turtles gorge on plastic, people drown, chickens and guppies rant, ants battle, humans pollute, sperm speak, men become fathers, nostalgia bubbles to the surface,...
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Tulips in the Afterglow
by Carter C. McKinney
Tulips in the Afterglow is a heartfelt guide to healing and self-love after a breakup. Divided into three powerful chapters, this book takes you through the stages of growth, helping you rediscover who you are and what you truly deserve. It’s a...
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When Life Happens
In Poetry and Reflection by Larry Busch
When Life Happens: In Poetry and Reflection is a collection of 70+ poems of mixed genres. Romance and heartbreak, trauma, grief, aging and nature. They are written in a mix of free verse and traditional poetry styles by a Canadian indigenous...
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Provoked by Pain
The Poems of a Broken Woman by Marilyn Nilsson Grabinsky
What do you do when, in a moment, the future you had imagined for yourself comes crashing down? After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts, Grabinsky was intent on beginning a new life as a professional artist when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid...
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Making Sense From Nonsense
by Daniel Fuller
For war Correct and normal posture is: Scoliotic spine fixed in alignment with adopted language Shoulders slouching under symbolic statistics Head forward neck perfect for pain Not standing up against the costs Sitting down like a desk worker...
