A gratifyingly dense, revelatory, and stunning… The work of twelve talented poets offers an impressive variety of styles and personal experiences in Perspective to Pen: An Anthology, created by Robert A. Cozzi and edited by Ben C. Ward. The collection… Read More ›
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Measures by B. L. Bruce
Luminous and piercing… Lyrical and reflective, award-winning Bruce’s latest, a collection of poems, micropoetry, and American haiku, offers a litany of ruminations on nature, love, and self. “Full Moon at Albion River” is a meditation on the wonders of nature…. Read More ›
A Sliver of a Chance: Insights and Observations of a Canadian Immigrant by Brian Sankarsingh
A thoroughly creative and heartfelt work… Sankarsingh explores politics, racism, colonialism, love, and life in general in his biting debut. The book is divided into six sections and each part differs in scope and subject with loss and melancholy bridging… Read More ›
Personal Spirit by Alexandra Smith
Expansive and sagacious… a beautiful collection Smith beautifully explores love, longing, sadness, hope, and mortality in her debut, a short collection of poetry, pictures, and flash fiction pieces. In the utterly inspiring “The Wolf Within,” she infuses the emotions as… Read More ›
Imagine No More by Vincent Cotroneo
A meditation on life, love, hope, and despair… Cotroneo’s debut collection of poems and short prose offers a glimpse in a young mind struggling with anxiety, self-doubts, and insecurities as he combines his reflections about life and death and nostalgia… Read More ›
Surulere, Lagos by Taiwo Aloba
A lean, searing celebration of a place rooted in hunger, violence, and intrigue… In this first-rate short collection of poetry and prose, Aloba recalls growing up in Lagos, capturing the essence of a vibrant, heaving city where people meander, both… Read More ›
Black ≠ Inferior by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi
Profound and powerful… The beautiful latest collection by Akinyemi broaches an impressive array of challenging subjects, among them the complexity, joy, and heartbreak of black experience, death, acts of God, and celebration of love. Akinyemi’s black culture is not an… Read More ›
From the Water’s Edge: A collection of poetry written while wandering (Volume Book 1) by Shun P. Writes
Measured and reflective… Meditative and precise, this debut collection of poetry from Writes offers meditations on soul-searching and redemption. Feelings of loss and pain and realities of joy and happiness suffuse these poems, and a quest toward understanding self stays… Read More ›
Introspections from a Clouded Mind by Jeffrey Robb
A contemplative, honest collection… Simultaneously dark and poignant, Robb’s short collection of poetry describes with sorrow and passion the innermost feelings of someone suffering from mental illness. In these poems, the protagonist takes the reader on a journey into the… Read More ›
Wonder: In The Presence Of Infinity by Jon Trovato
Beautifully Illuminating… In this clear-eyed and intriguing collection, Trovato takes readers into a vivid cosmic world filled with life’s musings, questions, and wonder. The poems do not follow any strict rhyme scheme, and the writing feels immersive, offering readers an… Read More ›