Poetry

Words ...they inspire. ...Words...they inform. Words...they incite. Words...they can heal...or--they can kill...and what you do with them matters!Poet Carye D. Walker describes with deep emotions the pain she's endured, the love she's learned, and the...

A liberation! My Sweet Black is the first full-length poetry publication of from the mind of storyteller T. S. Holmes, III (also known as Teddy the Brave). As the title suggests, this collection is a sweet journey into the celebration of personhood, with...

MY OLD MAN WAS ALWAYS ON THE LAM is a blues memoir in verse. With brutal honesty and lyrical prowess, Tony Medina plays the changes in an intimate collection that sticks like a stinging Ali punch and moves like a New York City subway train through the...

God has chosen to use me once again, to bring forth powerful messages through poetry. Each poem was written as I was diligently seeking God's face. This book will truly bless anyone who dares to read and believe in the love, mercy, and the power of God...

How you embrace the journey of life is a matter of perspective. The road you travel may be filled with twists and turns as you go through fear, grief and heartache, but still find happiness, success and purpose. No matter what the journey holds, you will...

God has given me a poetic voice of praise and thanksgiving to honor Him for all He has done for me. He has been the sole deliverer in the trials and afflictions of my life, and I will ever lift my heart in praise for the goodness and favor He has shown...

God has given me a poetic voice of praise and thanksgiving to honor Him for all He has done for me. He has been the sole deliverer in the trials and afflictions of my life, and I will ever lift my heart in praise for the goodness and favor He has shown...

FLAVORS IS BASED ON THE SELF DISCOVERY OF ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN AND THE JOURNEY TAKEN TO ACHIEVE HER DREAMS BY HARNESSING THE EMOTIONAL TURMOILS IN WHICH WE CALL LIFE.THIS BOOK CONTAINS INSPIRING LYRICAL POETRY ABOUT A WOMAN'S JOURNEY AS SHE...

From the critically acclaimed author of Thief in the Interior who writes with a lucid, unmitigated humanity (Boston Review), a startling new collection about revolt and renewal Mutiny a rebellion, a subversion, an onslaught. In poems that rebuke...

This is a collection of topical and whimsical poems written during the pandemic when the world felt dark and hopeless. These poems not only seek to shed light on the frustration and sadness of this period but also to find heart and humor during a time of...

Life poetically defined, through the eyes, of an African American, during adversity. With the world constantly evolving, one must evolve and adapt, to it's current state of conciousness. At various times, this is and will be a very difficult and trying...

In settings as various as a patio in Arizona, the bistros and boulevards of Paris, the sun-drenched pyramids of Mexico--and directly from the Greek myth itself--Rita Dove explores this relationship and the dilemma of letting go.

Encompassing America's African-American landscape and rich oral histories of the South, this poetry collection centers on the concept of home and explores conflicts between black and white, North and South, ancestral and modern.

A mosaic of interrelated stories exploding with personality, myth, and geohistorical weight, Morning in Serra Mattu is a profound, joyful meditation on life in modern Sudan. Arif Gamal seamlessly blends large-scale political realities with the local and...

"[Trethewey's poems] dig beneath the surface of history--personal or communal, from childhood or from a century ago--to explore the human struggles that we all face." --James H. Billington, 13th Librarian of Congress Layering joy and urgent...