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  • Rebel Dove Poems

    Poet passenger pigeons taken over the Way of Horus notify their messages along the pharaonic line.
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    Rebel doves in kite formation num’rous fly. Above Horus Way line, Thot’s envoys darken lunar tides. A flock of passenger pigeons transformed military messages into poems on what they saw between watchtowers on the Way of Horus and Tanis. Over the...


  • Robin and Daisy Play in the Spring

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    The stove light shining on stars The linoleum dance floor Singing into a wooden spoon An audience of bubbling cauldrons Epic moves too great for public eyes A celebration of simple pleasures and the everyday, Robin and Daisy Play in the Spring is...


  • Remnants of Our Life with Your Dementia

    A Poetic Memoir
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    A poignant account in poetic verse of one man’s journey with his wife, into the all-encompassing realm of her dementia.


  • River of Life

    A Poetic Journey
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    The future’s unfolding Swaths of possibilities Rapids of change With cliffs of discovery. In this vibrant collection of poems, Sandy Moonias guides readers from the unknown to the edge where they may discover and find themselves. These free verse...


  • The Loss Of Innocence

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    The Loss of Innocence is a book of poetry written by a child, who is a separate and distinct part of the adult. She prefers to be called Anna. She has no voice; her pain, fear, sadness, and loneliness have been buried inside for over fifty years....


  • Voices of Awdal

    Somali Wisdom and Heritage in Verse
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    “Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful” – Rita Dov What does it mean to preserve a legacy through words? Somali poets answer this question with the fierce beauty and timeless wisdom of their verse. This anthology shines a...


  • Requited

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    What is unrequited love? What is requited love? And what does it take to heal when love is gone? In this honest, enthralling debut collection of poetry and prose, Kerri Olivia gives voice to love, loss, grief, and healing. Her insightful...


  • Notes from Oblivion

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    Notes from Oblivion will appeal to an adult readership that enjoys hard-hitting, thought-provoking poetry. Themes explored include unsophisticated populism, media saturation, freedom and censorship, isolation, and the angst of love. They are...


  • In the Presence of Beauty

    New and Selected Poems
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    With remarkable attention to detail, a broad range of knowledge, and an obvious love of language, Dow moves between detailed nature poems, poems about personal grief, lyrical love poems, and narrative poems of times spent in far-off places. With...


  • God's Word In Verse

    Heartfelt Poems From God
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    In God’s Word in Verse, Callie B. Turner shares her love for God through twenty-one faith-based, heartfelt poems, written in response to her prayers for guidance. The words of these poems will comfort, uplift, encourage, and bring peace to those...