English Poetry Anthology

This is a brilliant collection of poems and prose that’s inspiring and uplifting, that’s caring and sensitive, that’s sensually seductive, that's heartbreaking and heart-wrenching. The collection reflects life's ever-changing experiences in a uniquely captivating way. You will find poems under a variety of themes.

This is a collection of bad poems, short stories, rushed parables, and hastily-written diatribes written over the last 4 years. Shut in my home due to the government’s tyrannical response to COVID, I did a lot of reading, thinking, and reflection. During this time, I came to admit to myself a lot of dismal truths about the “true” state of humanity, especially when it is pushed to the limits by fear and doubt. In such cases, Man becomes savage and focuses on the differences in his fellow men; he leans into his raw savageness to bifurcate and destroy. He is primal. He is reckless.

This volume brings together for the first time all of the poems that appeared in Anthony Hecht’s seven trade collections, from A Summoning of Stones of 1954 through to The Darkness and the Light of 2001; it adds the remarkable work contained in his posthumously issued Interior Skies: Late Poems from Liguria of 2011; and it rounds this out with the best of the many poems which were left uncollected at the time of his death in 2004, the earliest dating from 1950 and the latest from 2001.

How have women poets approached the question of eros throughout history? This collection explores the poetry of both physical and spiritual longing and fulfillment from ancient Greece to New York's East Village. In 50 poems, more than a dozen women poets express all the facets of desire. Included in this collection are Sappho, Mirabai, Hilda Dolittle [H.D.], Emily Dickinson, Anne Waldman, Olga Broumas, Brenda Coultas, Julie Patton, Eleni Sikélianòs, and Marina Tsvetayeva, as well as Pulitzer Prize-winners Jorie Graham, Mary Oliver, and Anne Sexton.

Since 2009, Poet and Author Daniel L. Walker, Sr. wrote hundreds of short stories and poems. Here is an anthology collection of his work, both previously and unreleased material. Daniel's writing are not only captivating and inspiring throughout the world, but also part of his bestselling collection.

Some of the greatest poets and lovers in the English language speak of their love in this seductive and romantic collection. Here are the voices of Romeo, Robert Burns, Lord Byron and many others.

For Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School's Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. It's been the club's call to arms since its inception in 1999. As its founder Peter Kahn says, "It's a call of pride and history and tradition and hope." This vivid new collection of poetry and prose - curated by award-winning and bestselling poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, and Dan "Sully" Sullivan - illuminates just that, uplifting the incredible legacy this community has cultivated.

There are many variations of 'love', perhaps that is why, historically, cultures had multiple words that they tried to fold into one. This anthology explores several sides of the complicated world of 'love'. Emotions will be tugged in many directions as you follow these stories, poems, and graphical representations of what 'love' means to different people.

Since 2013, She Grrrowls has been bringing live shows of talented women in comedy, music, poetry (and everything in between) to stages across London. In this anthology, Carmina Masoliver - founder, poet and feminist - has selected and commissioned new work from ten poets who have featured at the event over the years.

In Orion's Hands is an evocative collection of poems by Miranda Levi that delves deep into the human experience, touching on themes of love, trauma, self-discovery, and the power of the universe. With a raw and unfiltered voice, Levi invites listeners to explore the intimate corners of her heart and mind, weaving a narrative that is both deeply personal and universally relatable.

Poet Jean Toomer’s short-story and poetry collection.

Everyone feels, but not everyone proves it the same way. Some sing, others shout. Some rhyme, others curse. Some dance, others hit. These are examples of how we try to get people to understand, “I’m feeling this way, and I want you to know about it!” This book has some of my examples, and since I consider these healthy expressions, I hope they will help you find your own.

Through the expressive language of poetry, the author paints a vivid picture of anger's chaos and the healing power of love. They delve into the numbing weight of depression and the insidious nature of bullying, highlighting the importance of unity and compassion in a world that sometimes feels cold and harsh.

When Starlight Reaches Us is a poetry chapbook that contains 36 poems of observations ranging from the mundane to the magical but each with a touch of stardust.

In the war a great volume of poetry was written, produced and published in books, periodicals, newspapers or letters back to home. We often think of war as a necessity. We fight for a more just and better world. We often fail. But in our poets we gain a truth and a morality that shocks us, consoles us and holds our values to the light. In this volume we hear poems from the front, from home, from soldiers, from auxiliaries, from friend and from foe.

What is it that makes poetry...well, poetry? Is it the devices and techniques used by its creators like rhyme and rhythm? Alliteration and assonance? Or is it something much deeper that these tools merely convey? Compared to prose, poetry has to tell a lot with a little. Therein lies the core of what poetry may be. It is the product of a poet placing one finger on the pulse of the world or reality, nature, or human experience, and holding a pen with the other hand.

A 7-year old girl saved from drowning with the sinking of the Titanic by...a mermaid? A copy-cat serial killer, separated by four decades and an ocean from the original, only to "rip" through the wrong neighborhood. Everything that could go wrong aboard a prototype airship's maiden flight does go wrong.... Is it true what they say about gremlins? And a group of friends from the city spending a serene summer by the lake in scenic upstate New York.... Do you really want to know what they did?

Distant Lovers is an anthology of love poems collected over many years. It’s about the twists, turns, ups, and downs of a long-distance relationship. It’s also about the twists, turns, ups, and downs of the long-distance relationship we can develop within ourselves. Pérez presents us with the agonizing insecurities of being young and in love. It embraces the challenges, the inability to move, the retention of heartache, life, and the feel of everything that comes with it.

Bitter Lips, Sweet Heart is a unique collection of romantic poetry first assembled by a group of young male college students who got together to read poetry and drink tea every week, thinking themselves spurned romantics and talented poets. Most of the original selections have been forgotten, and the collection has been updated for this simple release with a sense of irony and sheepishness in mature adulthood. May its angst, irony, lust, and innocent affection amuse and entertain you today, just as it did the four nerdy boys who assembled it to communicate.

This book Wind in the Flute is a collection of tales of giving and lessons learned from stories of real lives. These stories are in prose and prose poetry form. It speaks of opportunities of being generous with ourselves and with people who come into our lives. It is often for reason or a lesson that we come in contact with certain people in our lives.