Poetry

Gilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, but until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right. Acclaimed by critics and scholars, Stephen Mitchell's version allows us to enter an...

Composed over 2,500 years, lost in the deserts of Iraq for 2,000 more, Gilgamesh presents a palimpsest of ancient Middle Eastern cultic and courtly lyrics and lore. The story of a visionary journey beyond the limits of human experience, Gilgamesh is a...

Born in the crucible of pandemic and American cultural strife, Gentrifying the Plague House examines the places in which one world runs across the bow of another. Its poetry uses ghosts, myths, ritual and the everyday to better understand our moments of...

Khaled Mattawa's poetry contains "the complexity of a transnational identity" (MacArthur Fellowship citation) Fugitive Atlas is a sweeping, impassioned account of refugee crises, military occupations, and ecological degradation, an acute and probing...

This book was solely inspired by a few inmates I was trapped in a concrete hell with back in 2003. Although all of these ideas originated from me, these inmates help me realize that I didn't have to take that path that I was headed on as my life's...

How can we navigate our modern world while staying true to ourselves? "The speed of nature teaches us so much," offers Dijon Bowden's debut poetry collection, From Infinity to Infinity. Through lotus flowers, peach trees, honeybees, "radiant raspberry...

Freedom Knows My Name takes readers on a poetic journey of seeking collective and personal freedom as a Black woman. By scanning the QR code on the back of the book, readers are transported to the author reading selected poems such: "For the Women Who...

Freedom at Day Zero is a story of balance, peace, love, and vulnerability. The journey is both difficult and necessary to share. I listened to my soul and made a choice to travel back from age 28 to age 3, to tell that girl-child that everything is now...

Inspired by American author Maya Angelou, Dr. Angela Williams knows how to articulate feelings that many struggle to share. Her poetry pieces are very matter-of-fact, funny and heartfelt concerning how we view what happens in everyday life.

Four Seasons of Love is an anthology of poetry that separates the emotions of love into four chapters that covers the seasons. Both men and women can relate to their first kiss, being smitten, wondering if its real and the heartbreak of loss. The author...

Fore-sight/ˈfôrˌsīt/noun The ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future. We all have the ability to foresight our future and actively co-create our reality. The insight gained from our...

From the award-winning poet, Fanta Ballo "For All The Things I Never Got to Say" is a collection of poems that tackles topics ranging from family to love and relationships to social injustices. Fanta uses rhymes and metaphors to talk about deep issues as...

Bestselling recording artist Ashanti stormed the pop charts with her debut album Ashanti, going all the way to #1 and staying there for 10 weeks, garnering legions of loyal fans and earning her the nickname the 'Princess of Hip Hop.' In...

Foolish/Unfoolish is a collection of vibrant and honest reflections on love by R&B singer Ashanti. Ever since she was thirteen years old, Ashanti has kept journals of her poetry, thoughts, and ideas about life and love. Now, in this very personal...

FloweTry is a book for anyone who has ever been frustrated with life and/or love or longed for a better relationship with the Lord. If you fall into any or all of these categories, this book is for you.Life.Life is filled with and impacted by family,...

Social media sensation Billy Chapata shares insight and advice into the powerful world of love, heartbreak, and what comes next. This collection of poetry and prose will justify heartache and inspire the fortitude to survive and prosper. From Chameleon...