Poetry Text & Anthologies

"What is my nothingness, compared to the stupor that awaits you?" - Arthur Rimbaud Revised and expanded in 2022, this new edition of A Season in Hell and The Illuminations now includes Selected Poems and Selected Letters. Having closely studied and admired the visionary masterpieces of 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud for years, Christopher Bakka has translated them for himself. Born from a desire to deeply engage with the original French texts and to apprehend, as clearly as is possi

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

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

A whisper in the wind and I wonder- voices in the distance wind their way up the stairs, and I wait. Caught between realities, I don't know where I am. My fist pounds on your door- my arm is tired but you do not come. Enticement-meant to drag me away, I dig my heels in, yet you do not come to my aid. In a way, your gift of freedom is poisonous- I fear I will turn the other way, unable to resist, and you will not step in. So I worry, as I watch the rain on the windowpane, and I pray you'll open

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,

Uncover my inner transition as an individual and get a glimpse of my emotional and mental state during life's many lessons. Let my poems take you through a transformation of darkness to light, a process that everyone of us has already experienced in some form.

In "A Red Kiss", poet Mark Green explores themes of reverence and celebration, loss, depression, the passage of time and relationship to the natural world. He describes these works as "fleeting glimpses into a world of revelation and kindness". This is his first book of poetry.

A Single Flower is an inspirational collection of simple yet profound teachings on spirituality. Through illuminating poetry, inspirational quotes, and a timely and much needed treatise for healing the world, this book will definitely enrich and nurture the human spirit, uplift and awaken the soul.

a paige in my diary is a collection of poetry. broken into four segments. the suffering. the colliding. the wandering. and the recovering. step inside the walls that protect the entireity of my soul. you will find the discovery of my sexuality. you will find my secrets that are surrounded by sexual abuse. you will find my will to be loved back. but most importantly. you will find the drive i have to survive.

poetry and prose about love, lust, sensuality, sexuality, and vulnerability that celebrates personal growth, individuality, and rawness through words as well as a flip animation of a heart metamorphosis.

A powerful set of poems that will stir your emotions and challenge you to be an advocate for the reduction of domestic violence.

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.