Literature, Poetry & Criticism

There are moments when time stops and the world flows like water over a stone - around a timeless, unperceived moment. Through the eyes of artist, grandmother, international traveller and poet, Kathy Earsman, this collection of over one hundred metered and free verse poems is an astute and sometimes humorous exploration of the great world that often dwells within insignificant things. Spanning over sixty years of life experience - from the harsh realities of a childhood in rural New Zealand

Above & Beyond is the third poetry collection written by Katherine Klingseis, a former journalist from the Midwestern United States. Divided into three sections, Above & Beyond explores themes of mortality, fate, magic, and romance. The pieces showcase the author's growth as a writer and human. Love does not comply to the concept of time, And pays no mind to the where or why, It exists above and beyond, The rules of our world do not correspond, So why do we try to rationalize, And use flawe

A small collection of poetry on the theme of Christmas written through the lenses of family, loss, humour and Christianity.

Geno is at it again with Vol.2. Similar to vol.1 his emotions are still raw. Vol.2 is considered "crude" because of Geno's unrefined style of expression. His poetry paints like murals on sidewalls. You can see what he's saying. The way he intertwines emotions and intellect and delivers it in a language that best resonates with his people is genius. This time around Geno has doubled the quantity of poems, enhanced the quality, and added several short essays that display his talents as an all aro

Deception, Defiance, Desire... Salsa is more than just a dance, it's a passion, and this group of dancers will do whatever they can to be number one. Lives will be changed. Hearts will be broken. But the dance will go on. A Step in Time: the complete series includes Dancing Through the Storm Dancing in Circles Dancing with Destiny

A sparklingly inventive review of personal experience. Tramontano revels in a rich and imaginative layering of imagery to build a moving and intimate self portrait. He writes of the genesis of this work: 'A Tea with Shostakovich is a dream with that "special chaos" of a dream, which, for William Burroughs, was the hidden secret of Mexico. A "special chaos", because everything - sometimes weirdly, sometimes eerily - is ever fluid in a dream, and, whatever happens, nobody blinks an eye during it,

Mike has locked his heart for love. After a recent broken engagement and friend-zone placement from Cookie, the only woman he genuinely loves, Mike decides to give up on long-term relationships. His two best friends, Ben and Tavin, take him to Las Vegas to celebrate his 35th birthday and shake up his luck with the ladies. However, Mike is unsuspecting about his best friends' plot to secretly set him up on a dating app. Initially against the idea, Mike quickly falls head over heels for a wo

"It's true: not all good things / harmonize, but sometimes, / sometimes / they do." Drawing its title from Gertrude's description of Ophelia's death in Hamlet, the original poems in Aaron Chase Eddington's A Willow Grows Aslant a Brook focus on the beauty inherent in tragedy and offer a hopeful, redemptive view of loss and grief. Eddington's poetry navigates trauma, beauty, and pain with a perspective of optimism, growth, and renewal. Focused on images, memories, and moments, A Willow Grows A

A Whole New World is a collection of poetry that will take readers on a journey through different emotional spheres and allow them access to interact with them in an honest way. Ultimately, readers will gain a fresh perspective and appreciation for the vast, colorful world we live in.

Terry Pratchett in his own words With a foreword by Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series - but in recent years he became equally well-known as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights.

Following his break-through first volume of poems, Through the Years (2010), and its successor, Roberta and Other Poems (2011), Ricardo Quinones has upped the ante with a generous selection from those earlier volumes and additions from a ready supply of new poems presented here.