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Violet by Sabrina Simon

A searing and sensitive portrait of romantic love… This beautiful and poignant book from debut author Simon beautifully encompass her intimate thoughts, exploring the intricacies of romantic love. A poignant mix of snippets of conversation and wisps of observations and…
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TRAWLING FOR TRUTHS by Don Gutteridge

Intimate and sweeping at once… A memorable collection. Gutteridge delivers an elegant and reflective collection shaped by mist and nostalgia and rendered with precise imagery in his latest poetry book. Gutteridge’s gifts as a poet shine through as he talks…
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Death at Quebec, and Other Poems by Don Gutteridge

Meticulously crafted, intense, and haunting… A marvelous collection. Gutteridge focuses his poetic skills on famous explorers, political leaders, visionaries, saints, and rebels in this collection for budding historians and poetry lovers alike. In “Hudson,” the early 17th century English sea…
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The Art of Leaving by Sam Haven

A must-have poetry collection about loss… Haven’s latest explores loss and its aftermath with stark thought and insight. The poems range in scope from journal excerpts, inner monologue, imagery, poetry, and prose and navigate various stages of loss. Writing with…
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<3: Love Poems by Halle Preneta

Simple but beautifully expressed… Preneta’s latest, a poetry chapbook, is an intriguing collection of short poems that delves into queer love and the feelings associated with it. Preneta’s language is pleasing and accessible, lending the reader an awareness of bisexuality…
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Shitty Jody by Krista Black

A darkly erotic celebration of love… New love, sex, motherhood, heartbreak, and loneliness stay at the heart of Black’s latest collection. Drawing from her own experience, Black skillfully captures the despair, evolution, and growth along with the spirit and gist…
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Letter to Lilly by Funmi Coker

Refreshing… Powerful. Coker’s impressive debut pulses with rhythms and assertiveness as it talks defiance against accepted order. The uplifting and inspiring “What Were You Told” urges all females, from a girl child to a mature woman, to believe in their…
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Lagos is Killing Me by Oloyede Michael Taiwo

A piercing meditation on life, love, oppression, and freedom… Taiwo gathers the expanse of human experience of love, life, and death in his debut collection of poems. The images that tumble from the collection are both stunning and uplifting, whether…
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When Times Seem Dark by Alex Thomas

Rich and poignant… An affecting journey through life’s experiences… Simultaneously sad and hopeful, this collection of 100 short poems by Thomas describes with candor and passion the everyday struggles people go through all the time, particularly the mental health problems.…
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Everybody Don Kolomental by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

A poignant collection that captures both the raw sorrows and joys of human existence… Akinyemi weaves his exuberant latest collection of poems around the themes of depression and mental health problems. With candor and verve, he captures the pain of…