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I Have Danced With Angels: Selected Love Poems by Joe Giampaolo

A lush, luminous collection that explores love in all its beauty, complexity, and ache. Giampaolo gathers a life shaped by longing, beauty, and emotional intensity in his latest collection. Drawn from four earlier books, these poems trace the shifting landscapes…
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All of Us Hidden by Joanna Streetly

A haunting, luminous poetry collection. Award-winning poet and essayist Streetly charts a life changed by loss, memory, and the magnetic pull of the Pacific Northwest in her compelling latest book. Six years after her adult stepsons vanished with their boat…
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Love, Light & Other Beautiful Lies: A Poetic Memoir of Spiritual Materialism by Sean P. Russell

Intimate, raw, and reflective… Structured as a lyrical, often nonlinear exploration of self, Russell’s compelling work moves between poetry, philosophical musing, confessional narrative, and spiritual reflection. Divided into three parts, the book blends journal, mantra, and confession, charting one man’s…
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House of Sleeping Vampires by Vincent Hollow

Haunting, lyrical, and seductive… Hollow dives headlong into a world where darkness is both refuge and ruin in his latest collection. In “Invitation,” the speaker pleads for entry, offering devotion as “a sweet dark wine dripping from my wrist’s fervent…
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Dimensions: Poems and Drawings by Betty Nadine Thomas

Transcendent and soul-stirring journey beyond the tangible… Thomas’s latest is a heartfelt exploration of the spiritual, emotional, and metaphysical through poetry and art. Blending themes of self-discovery, universal love, and the wisdom of Spirit Guides, the collection transcends conventional boundaries,…
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Ten Years Gone by Michael Guisao

A lyrical and evocative journey through love and loss… Guisao’s lyrical collection of poetry, prose, and short stories spans a decade from 2011 to 2021, chronicling his emotional journey through love, loss, and self-discovery. The collection opens with “La Danza…
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A Childhood: Poems by Jon Trovato

A beautiful collection that evokes nostalgia and empathy while capturing both the joys and challenges of growing up… Trovato masterfully captures the essence of youth with heartfelt sincerity in his latest collection of short poems. Divided into four sections, the…
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Sipping Life Through a Straw: Collected Poems by Ruth Newell

Enthralling and all-encompassing Newell’s latest, a collection of poems, delves deep into the spectrum of human emotion, providing profound reflections on the intricacies of life. Divided into four parts, the book invites readers on an expansive journey through the author’s…
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Offerings Made by Fire by zO-AlonzO-Gross

Original, illuminating, and visually striking… zO-AlonzO-Gross returns with this illuminating latest, a collection of poetry, containing a potent message that requires thorough examination to be comprehended and decrypted. zO-AlonzO-Gross bends the rules of language with ease, guided by the power…
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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…
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Black Chaos by James Pack

Candid and lingering… A compelling collection. Passionate and profound, Pack’s soulful collection of thirty poems takes the reader on a ride into the wild abandonment and chaos of a depressed mind as it embarks on a journey of self-love and…