Derrick Cranpole discovered poetry during his time at sea, which took him from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean and from the Americas to the Red Sea. Remembering bits of verse helped pass the long watches of the night.Back in the early sixties, Cranpole found himself on the deck of a lobster boat. Despite many ups and downs he stayed at the fishing and he loved every day of it.Now, he brings together a collection of his own poems, recording his observations of life in a fishi...

From the prize-winning poet: "A stunning volume . . . A master of the understatement, Matthews is wryly philosophical and self-deprecating." — BooklistWhen William Matthews died, the day after his fifty-fifth birthday, America lost one of its most important poets, one whose humor and wit were balanced by deep emotion, whose off-the-cuff inventiveness belied the acuity of his verse. Drawing from his eleven collections and including twenty-three previously un...

Comedic British writer, David A. Lister, shares a trio of his most popular Christmas poetry. Note: This book contains strong language and adult humor, therefore it is not suitable for children.

These poems are part of an inner dialogue about transitions and turnings, and the lessons the natural world can offer us. In my leadership work, I often invite folks to detail the steppingstones that have brought them to where they are in their work and their life. It is that process from which this collection takes its name: steppingstones.

ZARFan oddly specific collection of poems for a tiny niche audienceA zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle… Also, the cardboard ones you wrap around your Americano-to-go because we don't want you to burn your fingers….

"Pillow Soft Secrets is a series of my ramblings, short stories, conundrums, run-ons and attempts to rebel against life, only to end up accepting myself- in all my maladroitness; it depicts my being and thought process; not just the current but throughout my entire life. This book wasn't made to be perfect- and is extremely grammatically 'incorrect' in a lot of ways. This was done on purpose. My only reason for writing the book this way was to emphasize earth born err in a world where perf...

Moon Glow is a summer cycle of sixteen poems by Debra Milligan. Written during the space of four days in August, these poems express the glow of love, as symbolized by the moon. Themes include true love, betrayal, the justice of the heart, heartbreak, the healing power of love, freedom, fate, and the majesty of the nightly stars as the spirit of unconditional love - intense and eternal - reaches from the earth to the skies above and over to the Other Side.

It has not been that long ago that I took ballroom dance lessons. I had a blast and took copious notes as I was determined to understand the theory, the practice, the science, the art, and the pageantry of dance. What quickly arose on my dance journey is that dancing emerged as expression of humans living, loving and experiencing life itself! It can invoke warlike hostility, promote team solidarity, reveal happiness or stir romantic passion. You may have noted in your own experience that d...

While lyrically exploring the joys and sorrows of existence, Majumder offers a glimpse into the kaleidoscope of human nature that ranges from childhood to old age as well as the symbolism often found in nature. While reflecting on a wide range of relatable topics, Majumder delves into the memories that bind us from past to present, the transformation between day and night and life and death. Lifes Reflections shares a collection of poems that explore the challenges of humanity, the beauty ...

New Classification of Drugs'The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee condemns the existing illegal drug classification system, and it should be scrapped. It proposes replacing it with a new scale, rating substances purely on the basis of health and social risks involved in taking them. Systems now don't tell us how dangerous or not the drugs actually are. "The present approach owes more to Fear than to reason." It would also make it more immune from cynical Polit...

This is a collection of mostly short poems written on a daily basis as part of a Mindful Writing exercise. A way to reconnect with those little, beautiful details of life that are often overlooked in our everyday struggle to manage often busy lives. Some speak of nature, other are random thoughts on ordinary things we tend to let slip by. All take place in rural Northern California.

The poems in Alight alternate between the estranging familial and strangely familiar, between burning and illumination. As father, husband, and physician, Fady Joudah gives children and vulnerable others voice in this hauntingly lyrical collection, where, with quiet ferociousness, one’s self can be reclaimed from suffering’s grip over mind and spirit.Fady Joudah is a Palestinian-American poet, translator, and physician of internal medicine. He received his...