Will you step intoMy web? You will like it here.No one ever leavesThere are some who believe that the honor of a samurai is reserved for men. But they are wrong.A daughter of a samurai picks up her father's sword and becomes a legend. Each stroke of the sword is as precise as the stroke of a brush.The haikus herein are spread across the eight-book epic saga Warrior Woman of the Samurai, but collected here for your enjoyment.

Paper was once aLiving thing. Do words writtenOn it also live?For the geisha of the Hidden House, the pleasure house in the heart of Edo's notorious Floating World, writing was an escape. A way to forget about the troubles and monotony of their everyday lives and dream, even if just for a moment, of another world. Their fear and joy, pain and pleasure, happiness and sorrow bleed from the ends of the ink brush and onto the pages herein.The haikus in this collec...

Paper was once aLiving thing. Do words writtenOn it also live?For the geisha of the Hidden House, the pleasure house in the heart of Edo's notorious Floating World, writing was an escape. A way to forget about the troubles and monotony of their everyday lives and dream, even if just for a moment, of another world. Their fear and joy, pain and pleasure, happiness and sorrow bleed from the ends of the ink brush and onto the pages herein....

Natalie Wee is a queer creator. She is the author of Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines (San Press, 2021) and Beast at Every Threshold (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022). Her work was named first runner-up for the 2020 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize, winner of the 2019 Blue Mesa Review Summer Contest for poetry, and a Best of the Net finalist. Born in Singapore to Malaysian parents, Natalie is currently a settler in Tkaronto and was part of Project 40 Collective, a Tkaronto-based pan-...

Koutarou and Clan are working their way back home from their interstellar adventure, but they have to make a pit stop about ten years off from their intended destination. As luck would have it, they encounter a young girl right after they land. Worried that she might have seen their spaceship in action, Koutarou decides to dig a little deeper. Things take an unexpected and heart-wrenching turn, however, when he realizes he has more in common with this girl than he initially thought.

Breathe.You have been in this battleground for too long.Step aside, scream, shout, cry or laugh.This book is the safe space whereemotions don’t need to behidden behind closed door.Feel as much as you like.This life is too long,to keep it all inside.

"Perillo's poetic persona is funny, tough, bold, smart, and righteous. A spellbinding storyteller and a poet who makes the demands of the form seem as natural as a handshake, she pulls readers into the beat and whirl of her slyly devastating descriptions."-Booklist"Whoever told you poetry isn't for everyone hasn't read Lucia Perillo. She writes accessible, often funny poems that border on the profane."-Time Out New YorkThe poetry of Lucia Perillo is fierce...

This book is a collection of poems and prose written over a number of years. It is inspired by the unmistakable magic of Africa. Each page paints a picture of life in Botswanafrom the vivid unforgettable sunsets and the clownish wildebeest to the stately grace of the elephant and the unrealized beauty of the spider. Through all seasons and even the occasional drought, living in Africa truly is a unique and unparalleled experience.

The mostly free-verse poetry in this collection relates to life's journey and the stops we make along the way. It contains poetry regarding the age-old subject of love in its many forms, desire, death is touched upon, appreciation for life's various adventures and some general story-telling. It is the telling of these moments through the author's very particular positioning and perspective, and it is that perspective that makes each piece within the collection special, interesting, and exc...

This book is about the emotional journey of life experienced through the worlds of pain, hope and love. It allows the reader to feel or sense the highs and lows during a specific period time in the authors life in a poetic format. The author's heart is displayed throughout each page with the hopes of not only giving the reader a mental picture but also for them to find a sense of healing if in need of it.

As a young man, in the first years of college, I was fascinated by simple beauties. As I have grown my experiences and life problems&solutions have grown broader and more complex (as is represented in my later works).This collection is from about 1986-1988 and harkens to a simpler time, similar to haiku and the flower paintings of O'Keefe.These poems have always held a dear and tender spot in my heart and I strongly believe they will in yours too.See if they do, and sh...