Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Family
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Gift of Lament
by Sherrie L Winstanley
Gift of Lament is one woman’s raw and powerful story of surviving the horrors of intimate partner violence. Through evocative poetry and poignant journal entries, Sherrie Winstanley explores the depths of her harrowing abusive relationship with an ...
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There Is Light In Me Too
Poems by Carol-Anne Boisvert
There Is Light In Me Too is like an open heart surgery, brought on by heartaches. Fuelled by anger, these poems are about shifting. This poetry collection is evocative of discomfort, pain and growth coming from a painful year. The narrator doesn't ...
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Perfectly Flawed
poetry for change by Malak Kalmoni
Beloved Flaw “Perfection, however perfect, can annoy, Rendering you unattainable, remote, coy, When in reality, you are just as humanely what Flawed as all the others who refute their faulty perfection.” (p. 55)
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Life Like It Is
You've Gone Through This by Christine Jn.Jacques
My book is about poetry. This book came about because of my shyness. I started writing this book at the age of 14, because I was an extremely shy young girl, who found it easier to express myself by writing how I felt, rather than communicating ...
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Shitty Jody
by Krista Black
Heartbreak, new love, motherhood, and sex are anticipated events in most females’ lives. Krista’s journey in “Shitty Jody” not only resonates in our personal lives but gives a new colour imagery to feelings and ideas we have been unable to ...
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Unrequited Expressions
by Tamaz Young
Unrequited Expressions is a collection of poetry that deals with a wide variety of social and personal issues, from race, mental health, love, loss, family, and so on. The main idea showcases what it is like to be black in America. Young deals with ...
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The Garden Gate
by Ralph E. Wierenga
The Garden Gate is a gentle, nourishing collection of poetry that will feed the soul with ancient truths and fresh insights. When we step beyond the garden gate, we find a beautiful and illuminating world that will encourage, heal, and inspire all ...
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Annalise Has Allergies
by Liza Dawson-Whisker
Annaliese’s Allergies is a light-hearted poem about staying safe when living with allergies. It teaches a child that it’s okay to be assertive when it comes to expressing their needs, and there’s always alternative ways to have fun and enjoy life ...
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Bearing Fruit
by Tyneisha Ternent
One line or two? With this simple question, Tyneisha Ternent begins her collection of poems charting her first pregnancy's emotional and physical roller coaster ride. Between the moment of realization and birth are three trimesters and their ...
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Poetry of the Mind
by Damon Ham
This book is the insight of my mind from the past 23 years. My words that I use to be a healing factor for the emotion that I was feeling at that time. Most was written with ease and flowed through me onto paper as I was thinking of what to write. ...
