Poetry

Pushcart Prize Nominee, two-time National Poetry Slam Individual Champion, and winner of the World Cup Poetry Slam, Anis Mojgani captivates with The Pocketknife Bible, which builds the bridge between a grown-up book for children and a children's picture...

A new edition of the definitive collection of modern poetry from Africa Poetry, always foremost of the arts in traditional Africa, writes Gerald Moore, has continued to compete for primacy against the newer forms of prose fiction and theatre drama. Now...

The Pen God Gave Me: The Diary of My Soul is a story of redemption. This collection of poetry expresses life through the eyes of a young Black woman in today's society. This book gives an in-depth look into the problems and downfalls of modern society...

Leontyne Price remains one of the twentieth century's most revered opera singers and, notably, the first African American to achieve such international acclaim. In movements encompassing poetry and prose, writer and musician Kevin Simmonds explores Price...

My name is Linda Hughes and I am a blessed author who resides in Lorain, Ohio. I have been writing for many years. I truly believe that it is my purpose and a passion that was gifted by God, to go forth and spread the good news of our Heavenly Father's...

Are you in need of some healing? Has the world treated you unfairly at some point in your life? You have come to the right book. Jordan Wells has done it again. He has created a collection of poetry that goes in-depth about our humanity, how...

An incisive new collection of poetry on political and contemporary themes I'm made of murderers I'm madeOf nobodies and immigrants and the poor and a whole / Family the mother'sliver and her lungs In The Gilded Auction Block, the acclaimed poet Shane...

In a time where financial turmoil is the norm, and faith seems to be a dying notion, Stanley Pitchford brings hope in the form of lyrical verses and poetry. Between these folds lies the motivation to keep moving in these unfortunate times, the vulnerable...

Cameron Barnett's poetry collection, The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water (winner of the 2017 Rising Writer Contest), explores the complexity of race and the body for a black man in today's America.

A deeply wrought and joyful debut poetry collection from an exciting new voice Looping exultantly through the overlapping experiences of girlhood, Blackness, sex, and personhood in America, award-winning essayist and poet Kendra Allen braids together...

A deeply wrought and joyful debut poetry collection from an exciting new voice Looping exultantly through the overlapping experiences of girlhood, Blackness, sex, and personhood in America, award-winning essayist and poet Kendra Allen braids together...

The Chaos of Longing is a brutally honest exploration of desire--physical, emotional, and spiritual. This revised and expanded edition contains over 50 pages of all-new material. Organized in four sections - Inception, Longing, Chaos, and Epiphany - K.Y...