Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Family
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Relatable
by Candice Spilchuk
Relatable is a collection of easy-to-read rhyming poems exploring marriage, divorce, parenting, mental health, and so much more. While some poems were written when the poet was a kid, most are inspired by all of the life events Candice has...
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In the Presence of Beauty
New and Selected Poems by Michael Dow
With remarkable attention to detail, a broad range of knowledge, and an obvious love of language, Dow moves between detailed nature poems, poems about personal grief, lyrical love poems, and narrative poems of times spent in far-off places. With...
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Collected Poems
by Raymond Fraser
Poetry is a universal language, and Raymond Fraser used it to speak to his readers about what life is—and what it can be. Over his impressive fifty-year career, Raymond wrote eight poetry collections, using deft insight and a masterful command of...
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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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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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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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All The Small Things
by Libby McKechnie
“In this very old, magical place / I knew I was not alone.” A vibrant, moving sophomore collection, All the Small Things offers a gentle reminder to readers young and old: You are not alone. Through poetic lyricism and whimsical watercolour...
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Fieldnotes
in stillness & motion by Jilly Frances
Earmarking the residue of daily life, Jilly Frances recognizes the ever-changing nature of time and light, as a mirror, as a mother, as a memory, reflecting back to us moments that are both present and fleeting.
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Traces of Pilgrimage
by Tom McKoy
This book of poems conveys experiences in the life of the poet, with occasional conjuring through the eyes of other beings. The poems range from the intimate to the universal. Wonder, grief and humor intertwine throughout the book, sometimes all...
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The Poems of My Life
Rhyming Poetry by Emma Archambault
This book is for you, as much as the poems are directly about me, believe me it is for you. To encourage you to write your own stories and your own poetry. To remember your grade 5 self that their words matter, that you matter. This book is for...
