Poetry, Subjects & Themes, Women Authors
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Redbird
by Madeline McCart
Redbird is a pocket journal, birthday card, sticky-note style collection of memories and experiences of a young Canadian girl remembering the riches of growing up in the boons. Redbird follows the author as she remembers her past, lives through...
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Pour My Heart Out
by Irene Bird
Pour My Heart Out is the debut poetry collection from Indigenous poet Irene Bird. The stunning vulnerability and authenticity of journal writing meets the frank artfulness of Bird’s poetics as she chronicles her journey through hurt and...
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Echos of the Canyon
Poems and Drawings by Betty Nadine Thomas
For all of you in the United States working diligently to combat the destruction that is occurring, thank you for your bravery, courage to step up and out to stop the erosion of rights for all humans, no matter your race, religion, sexual...
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A Pomegranate Story
And Other Poems by Hanie Afshar
She’s one of the Pomegranates On the tree She falls Cracks open Starts to bleed Now you wash the hands That have ripped its skin They’re remaining red You are never clean! Inspired by personal experiences and the stories of others, A Pomegranate...
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Water
by Grandma Urchin
To live while drowning. To endure without expecting rescue. Water is a raw and luminous collection of poetry that wades deep into the currents of trauma, mental illness, and survival. With the wise voice of an old mountain woman—weathered, wise,...
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Taunting Thoughts from the Dark Abyss
by Coreen Yama
A job seeker cycles through endless rejection. An exchange student at a casino makes a desperate bid for escape. A woman survives a horrific assault only to encounter another monstrous injustice. These raw, roiling poems give voice to those lost...
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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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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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The Stars We Find in Dust
by Emma-Rose Wallner
In The Stars We Find in Dust, sixteen-year-old Emma-Rose Wallner offers an intimate, unflinching glimpse into the heart and mind of a young soul navigating the complexities of growing up. Across three carefully curated sections, Wallner invites...
