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Waking Up to Beauty
Poems are small individual vignettes. Each one telling a story and painting a picture.
Poetry is a special art form. People from all walks of life can express themselves and their thoughts through poetry.
Sometimes a memory triggers an emotion: if you like to write poetry, then there is no better way to express a moment in time than to write the words that give a poem life.
Poetry can be funny, it can be serious, it can be about love, it can be about sorrow. Poems can be about so much: about the sea, about rivers, about snow, and the warm glow in the fireplace, at home, in the deep mid-winter.
Poetry lets us feel the emotion and view the scene in our own minds, through the vision of the poet. Read on…£6.99 -
Voyager
This poetry anthology provides reflections on a variety of topics ranging from nature, family, and transformative experiences. The experiences contained are not earth-shattering or unique, but everyday stories that could be told by everybody. Heather Riches has encapsulated these in a thoughtful but respectful way, and they will strike a chord with all who absorb them.
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Verse and Worse
This book of poetry will appeal to those who can see life from a different perspective; for example, the author’s poem on Trousers, reflecting a different view of these everyday garments. His writing is both innovative and sometimes intense whilst also being humorous, such as Knickers and Bras and It’s the Dog that gets the Blame. His writing can also be political and controversial like his poem Black is White and can contain clear messages for political leaders.
The author’s insight into the lives of different people, as shown in Actors and Disability, shows a refreshing and informative view of life. His love of the countryside is clearly demonstrated in Beauty of the Countryside and in other poems. His writing is more punchy than mellifluous, reflecting his unique style of composition.
This collection of poetry is a worthy addition to the genre.
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Unwavering
Opening the Window Into a Soul:
Confidence
Loneliness
Grief
Liberation
Power
Finding hope
Anguish
Tragic Relationships
Insecurity
Inner Torment
Revenge
Alienation
Love
Loss
Manipulation
Because What is Simple About Being Human?
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Una Terra Nel Sole: A Land in the Sun
Questa pubblicazione e’ una raccolta bilingue di poesie del Tempo del Sogno (Dreamtime), originariamente scritte in italiano da Lino Concas e accompagnate dalla traduzione inglese di John Gatt-Rutter. Le poesie esprimono il fascino e l’identificazione del poeta con la cultura antica degli Aborigeni australiani conosciuta come “Dreamtime” (Tempo del Sogno) e i traumi storici della colonizzazione bianca. Esse sono diverse da qualsiasi altra poesia sull’esperienza aborigena, e sono una creazione unica sia tematicamente che nel loro linguaggio poetico. Le poesie vengono accompagnate dalle fotografie del “Dreamtime” (Tempo del Sogno ) e dal materiale informativo , incluse le scuse per la “Stolen Generation” del Primo Ministro Kevin Rudd, 2008. Questa pubblicazione mira ad avere un ampio impatto tra i lettori sia di lingua italiana che di lingua inglese, e va oltre una semplice lettura di poesie.
This publication is a bilingual collection of Dreamtime poems, originally written in Italian by Lino Concas, and accompanied by English translation by John Gatt-Rutter. The poems express the poet’s fascination and identification with the age-old culture of Australia’s Aborigines known as Dreaming or Dreamtime and the traumas of white settlement. They are unlike any other poetry about the Aboriginal experience and are a unique creation both thematically and in their poetic language. The poems will be backed up with Dreamtime photography and informative material, including the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s 2008 “Sorry Speech” about the Stolen Generation. This publication aims at making a wide impact among both Italophone and non-italophone readers, and goes beyond a simple reading of poetry.
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Twenty-First Century Renderings
Twenty-First Century Renderings is a first collection of poems about love, culture and poetic influence from a new British poet, Christopher Dadson.
In this collection, Christopher explores themes of change, constancy and conflict through a broad range of forms and styles, from traditional sonnets and ballads through lyrical and dramatic monologue, to free verse and longer narrative styles.
His poems are straightforward on the surface but contain echoes of English and Spanish language poets through the ages, resulting in a contemporary collection that draws equally on early modern poetic tradition and present day experience.
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Triquetra of the Universe
Venture into the mystical realms where dreams stir amidst the mists of time awaiting your discovery. The whisper of destiny beckons from the horizon, tempting your soul into the unknown. As the moon casts its glow upon the still waters, treasures of the deep arise to greet the night, revealing the heart’s stolen moments: a woman’s tender reminiscence of a love that slipped through the sands of time.
Bound by broken promises, the chains of the past rattle, heralding the emergence of the Oracle’s salvation. The silver chalice of the Wiccan way stands solemn, casting blessings upon the hearth of souls, as temptation unfurls, offering a tantalizing glimpse into a man’s journey amidst the shades of truth and the sins veiled in the night’s embrace.
The ancient Gaelic melodies of battle resound through the ages, serenading the goddesses of lost tales. Under the watchful eyes of summer’s blaze, betrayal’s sting festers, while deceit lays its cool touch with autumn’s descent. Amidst this eternal dance of fate and desire, a path of destined light unveils itself.
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Tracking the Meanders of the Self
When facing cancer, far from her family and country, alone, Danielle found the strength she needed to fight, in personal expression. She confided her innermost thoughts to her modest art forms. It became a survival quest, an exercise in human resilience. Images and added poems helped her conjure up the tenets of her life.
People who are confronted by near-death experience through disease will closely relate to her ordeals having to come to terms with the possible outcome of treatment: a scary dilemma.
Art helped her retake charge of her life rather than let herself be victimised by the experience. She couldn’t change the course of events but she could change the way she looked at it and become more positive. A deeper self-comprehension came with the acceptation of her own human limitations. Only later serenity became part of the equation.£15.99 -
Today and Yesterday
Written over a number of decades and covering a wide range of experiences and aspects of life, Today and Yesterday has been described as: “A compelling and poignant collection of poetry … the vivid and colourful verse will captivate readers, drawing them into each piece and holding them until the very end. … The intricate and intriguing themes will leave many readers reflecting on their own lives and experiences as they are taken on an extraordinary and thought-provoking journey.”
This new book of poetry from David McMichael seeks to attain a balance between the modern and the traditional, the real and the dreamlike, ‘today and yesterday’. Only the reader can decide to what extent this is achieved.£8.99 -
To Fall and to Rise
The author puts his entire world on trial with the hope of breaking free from the shackles of his past. He desperately seeks a path that will see his dreams and desires fulfilled but must confront his fears, failures, and an unwilling mind along the way.
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Thoughts Untethered
Poetry from a doctor?
Sounds unlikely?
Then do take a look.
This is a poet’s dialogue with life
The eternal tussle of joy and strife
The sojourn of mind across countless miles
Of human affliction, tears and smiles
Dreams, desires, aspirations and hopes
Bound by Love’s invisible silken ropes
Thoughts untethered cantering along Time’s sands
This is not a book but my soul in your hands.
Neeti works as a qualified Psychiatrist in the UK.
Her poems are born from her own experiences of life and from intimate association with human suffering.
She has been writing since her teenage years and has won several awards and accolades for her work.
This book is a reflective and intimate journey through both the agony and ecstasy of life and would be a wonderful gift for lovers of nature and soft poetry.
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Thoughts on Paper
These intriguing and immersive collections of poetry are the literal thoughts of the author on paper. They cover a (myriad) range of topics and sentiments, and the author hopes they evoke an emotional roller coaster for the reader.
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