Female body hatred and fear have been reinforced by religion and culture for centuries, but can be transformed with female agency driven by unearthing and living healthy narratives of female strength and sacredness that will change laws and lives.Hundreds of female eyes, locked in oil and clay, latch onto Jacquelyn’s body as she wanders the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Female images frozen in frames and on pedestals as virgins and victims adrift in a sea of m...

“I'm so happy this collection exists. I feel drunk with love for these stories. They're so funny and weird and true.” —Sheila HetiFive stories―several as long as novellas―introduce the world to Jen George, a writer whose furiously imaginative new voice calls to mind Donald Barthelme and Leonora Carrington no less than Kathy Acker and Chris Kraus. In “Guidance/The Party,” an ethereal alcoholic “Guide” in robes and flowing hair appears to help a thirty-three-year-old...

An intensely personal collection of poems, the reader will feel as if she's peering at secret writings that are meant for the eyes of the lover alone but somehow transcend the personal to touch everyone who has ever experienced this kind of consuming, wrenching love. Block's precise focus on everyday details - infused with the power of sex and spirit - paint a transcendent, almost mythic portrait of the way two wounded people, both searching for connection, find each other, collide and eve...

Virgin of Love is an insightful on the pain that love causes. A young girl who lives by her own strict rules emotionally falls for the wrong man. Trapped by his lies this book shows a story followed by a clean analysis of each situation in hopes others will learn from. It is a book for the world to see how love is abused for personal gain of others. It is a book of pain, hope, intuition and bravery to a new world unexplored by many. This book shows how crucial patience is when it comes to ...

Whether or not you are a poetry lover, you will be so glad you found this book. Its liberating.Louise Hay, the New York Times best-selling author of You Can Heal Your LifeI love Nancys poetry. Her words convey urgent messages from the Soul.Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Excuses Begone"Sit back, let these words flow through you, and feel the magic of healing and aliveness contained in the pages of this book."Cheryl Richar...

CHORUS is the anthem of a new generation of poets unified by the desire to transcend the identity politics of the day and begin to be seen as one. One hundred voices woven through testimony and new testament. It is the cry of the unheard. The occupation of the page itself. It embodies the “speak-up” spirit of the moment, the confidence propagated through hip-hop, and the defiant “WTF?” of the now. It is the voice that comes after the rebellious voice that once cried, “I wa...

An adult woman haunted by her childhood muses on the foster system, institutions, and the medieval tale of a girl given to a witch. A genderqueer Brooklynite learns of their past life as a murdered sorceress. An uptight participant at a Northern California witch camp finds community in the kitchen. A professor uses magic to help students under attack by right-wing politicians. In this collection of manifesto, poetry, playscripts, and prose, the archetype of the Witch is honoured and unpack...

In this electrifying debut poetry collection—written with the ferocity of Rita Dove’s groundbreaking Thomas and Beulah—a critically acclaimed award-winning talent explores a wide range of emotions, from anxiety to ecstasy reflecting the moon's phases, from Waning Gibbous to Full.Both intimate and intricately structured, this collection of African poetry from Tramaine Suubi is inspired by the moon—its phases’ effects on water, the Earth, and our bodies.

Mayra is almost out of hope. Although she's turned her life around after a near-death experience, her dearest uncle is close to death.With the pressure building, Mayra unknowingly calls upon a mysterious man from her past. One that might be able to save a life, but at a price?Is Mayra willing to give up her second chance? Or, is the past giving her hope to a better future?

In the beautiful chaos of motherhood, where dreams collide with reality, Payton invites you on an intimate journey through her heart. This poignant collection of poetry explores the depths of pregnancy, the shadows of trauma, the pursuit of a college education, and the unwavering spirit of an athlete.With raw honesty and lyrical beauty, each poem weaves together the highs and lows of a transformative journey, capturing the essence of resilience and the complexities...

This collection of poetry allows readers into the developing years of the author--a transplanted Belizean Garifuna woman--experiencing life in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Baltimore, Belize and Honduras from the age of 15 to the age of 25.

The Other Side of the River: Stories of Women, Water and the World is a deep searching into the ways we become dammed and how we recover fluidity. It is a journey through memory and time, personal and shared landscapes to discover the source, the flow and the deltas of women and water.Rooted in rivers, inspired by wetlands, sources and tributaries, this book weaves its path between the banks of memory and story, from Florida to Kyoto, storm-ravaged New Orl...