With compassion, humour and sharp-eyed irreverence, Ronna Bloom's work has made a significant impact on Canadian poetry. A Possible Trust is selected from her work to date.Bloom writes concisely of the precarious, the ephemeral, the epic, and of the fragility and determination of people in daily life and extraordinary health crises. She is attentive to suffering, as well as to spontaneous connections and gestures of love. Her poetry has been used by teache...

Funny while serious, wise without being certain, full of feeling and yet rinsed of sentimentality.The characters in Ronna Bloom's new collection In a Riptide are tired, sick, old, fragile, baffled, worried, dying, dead, uncertain, snacking, happy, generous, preoccupied, horny, astonished, and sometimes free. Emily Dickinson and Bukowski show up in the same poem. The Buddha has a shower. And Sisyphus is released from his burdens. It's the hospital meets the...

Funny while serious, wise without being certain, full of feeling and yet rinsed of sentimentality.The characters in Ronna Bloom's new collection In a Riptide are tired, sick, old, fragile, baffled, worried, dying, dead, uncertain, snacking, happy, generous, preoccupied, horny, astonished, and sometimes free. Emily Dickinson and Bukowski show up in the same poem. The Buddha has a shower. And Sisyphus is released from his burdens. It's the hospital meets the...

Inspirational Pomes by Jones are written from the heart and soul of the author. They are shared to inspire and guide the reader on a path of joy, freedom, and happiness. Each one has a message, and each one has a colorful illustration to encourage the reader to feel what life on this beautiful planet Earth has to offer, and to walk their own individual path.

Seven essays celebrating the beauty of the imperfect marriage.We hear plenty about whether or not to get married, but much less about what it takes to stay married. Clichés around marriage—eternal bliss, domestic harmony, soul mates—leave out the real stuff. After marriage you may still want to sleep with other people. Sometimes your partner will bore the hell out of you. And when stuck paying for your spouse’s mistakes, you might miss being single.

This humorous collection of 150 haikus captures the psyche of cats, and distills the essence of kitty behavior in the five-seven-five scheme of classic Japanese poetry. The poems are accompanied by line drawings.

His wife has a new car, a new man and a new baby. He knows he's not useful to a new underworld that relies too heavily on guns. He doesn't have a reason to live, but Noora is alive. And while she lives, he cannot bring himself to die. Between running errands for the Boss and drinking endless cups of Irani chai, he returns to Noora's grey eyes and frozen limbs. From the author ofLove Stories # 1 to 14, a tightly crafted tale that carries all the sadness of the evening's waning light.

Longtime vegan and animal rights campaigner, Jenny Moxham proudly presents Volume 2 of insightful Animal Rights Poetry.These 25 poems were written to inspire kindness and compassion for animals and to raise public awareness about the routine suffering inflicted on them at the hands of man. The poems are written in an easy style and will hopefully inspire readers to take up the cause for animals.Included in this book of poems are the following:They Will Never Know A S...

This wide-ranging collection of inspirational poetry and prose offers readers solace, perspective, and the courage to persevere.In times of personal hardship or collective anxiety, words have the power to provide comfort, meaning, and hope. The past year has seen a resurgence of poetry and inspiring quotes—posted on social media, appearing on bestseller lists, shared from friend to friend. Honoring this communal spirit, How Lovely the Ruins is a timeless c...

26 poems, A-Z. It’s a word-nerd’s wet dream. Dictionary geek dives below the two-syllable surface to quarry in the silt of the obscure. Retrofits his findings to suit his inclinations. Dresses up his ignorance as poetry…“Like a new Leonard Cohen throwing handfuls of water into the sun, Tim Sinclair tosses words, imagination, soul and an affectionate sense of play onto the page where they glitter and sparkle. These small gems of paragraphs perplex, amuse, intrigue and delight. I hav...

This heart-wrenching collection of poems expresses the anger, hurt, depression of loss - asking why, analysing rifts and striving for explanation.

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.