Poetry is written to encourage the reader to visualize a story and explore emotions.Sometimes dark, often with a twist of humor, the reader can be transported into a world of self discovery by imagining the turmoil associated with relationships.The power of observation and self-awareness as described in the book can lead to understanding human responses and why some have doubts about how to proceed.A complex and descriptive mixture of romance, torment, emotion, imag...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at narrative poetry through the eyes and minds of our most gifted poets to bring you a unique guide. Narrative Poems may be short of long but in essence they are usually written in metered verse with characters and dramatic in fashion. They can include ep...

Beautifully designed with several pieces to a page, Bloom offers a unique twist on age-old topics: love, grief, and learning from them.

Fragments of My Mind: A Ride Through Time began as touching true stories about a child, her parents, and a family’s struggle to understand the effects of spinal muscular atrophy. A grandfather wrote his feelings of the despair, happiness, fighting spirit, and love that followed. What resulted are words carefully constructed to reach the hearts of all, as his words turned into a book of heartfelt poems touching on various subjects. Desmond B. O’Neill produced and printed this book of poetry...

Fiona Porch is passionate about helping others to leap their hurdles and pursue their goals. In her first collection of poetry, she hopes her message will become a boon for all those who want to fly.Within touching verse, Porch gently reminds us that it is okay if we all do not look the same, act identical, or believe in similar things while providing encouragement to push through heartache and pain to embrace love, acceptance, and kindness toward others. Her relatable poems share ...

G’Day,Fancy a cuppa? While we wait for the kettle to boil, thought I’d share some of my Tanka Poems with ya! They are real beaut!Got me inspiration from all sorts of places. Even took most of the photo’s meself, not all of em, but most. Bet ya can find the ones I took.Anyway, hope you enjoy tanka poems. I bloomin love em!They’re short, sweet and to the point. Not long winded like some gasbag poem, but they are alright too, if you like that kind of thing....

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What makes people tick? Reality: A Collection of Thought Provoking Poetry is written to cover a wide range of diverse subjects that readers will relate to and enjoy. Teenagers can also become aware in advance of things that could cross their path as they age.----It is a small book that parents can safely share with their children.----Says author Pauline Hatton, “I have felt for a long time there is a lot to be said about life and its characters and the unknown things that people are affect...

What was I to do, as a shy young girl, in the late 1960's with my thoughts and emotions? I had always felt at odds with the world, awkward and on the outside, and I didn't really understand why.One day at high school I started doodling then writing about what was in my head. It was the era of the Vietnam War, Woodstock and Nuclear Bomb tests in the South Pacific. As I lived in New Zealand, the bomb tests were close to home.After high school I travelled Europe in a combi-van...

A collection of 100 poems which tell how the writer feels about various subjects including modern life, working, aging, beauty, mental illness, truth, lies, loss, hope, space, herself, and insanity. She can be flippant as well as deep and surly. From one extreme to another, she writes about what it's like to be different in a society which wants her to be something she's not.

For most Urdu speakers in the Indian subcontinent, Iqbal has long been one of the most loved and admired poets. Much has been written about his poetry and philosophy . This book stays away from his politics. Iqbal first received recognition in the West in 1920 when his translation of Asrar-e-Khudi by R. A. Nicholson (The Secrets of the Self) first appeared. Most of the recurring criticism was on his concept of Khudi which Iqbal addressed then and later, explaining the basic nature of influ...

This collection of dark poetry and flash fiction wants you to come and play. After all, even the things that live in the dark get lonely . . .