English Poetry

The Written Word: A Poetry Book contains 36 poems that deal with the mysteries of writing, journaling, poetry, publishing. and the power of spoken or recorded language.

Unsung Lyricality is the second poetry anthology from Tadhg Culley. It follows Undo the Heartbreak. This is a collection of 68 poetic songs. They feel as if they need a singer’s voice to sing them.... For now, they go unheard yet can be read.… Their lyricality is unsung until their time comes.... Perhaps you’ll hear them singing in your mind?

True Love Might (Not) Exist is a poetry chapbook featuring seven poems that delve into the theme of whether true love is an invention of the imagination or a reality of the heart.

Melancholic Moments: A Poetry Chapbook contains 21 poems involving the theme of melancholia. Tadhg Culley is a professional screenwriter, published author, and poet from the UK. He has written ten feature film screenplays, eight TV series scripts, five poetry books, three novellas, three guidebooks, one memoir, one collection of short stories, and many other short-form works, delving into documentary, theatre, animation, and games. He is a BAFTA scholar and graduate of both the National Film and TV School (NFTS) and the University of Creative Arts (UCA).

Return of the Monarchs is a private poetry collection focused mainly on nature and current events. The poetry was written (for the most part) in 2021 and the beginning of 2022. The topics are based on renewal and recovery from the year 2020. The spirit is peaceful and regenerating in thought. There are 28 poems. The monarch butterfly migrates to the Denver area each year and displays the consistency of nature. Relax while listening. Please enjoy!

This educational drama captures the experiences of a young World War I soldier who was touched, inspired, and changed forever by war poetry. Through vivid readings and recollections, we examine the work of 16 poets.

Life is frenetic. Everything is running faster which usually means we are running later. Everything should have been done 5 minutes ago or better still yesterday. We are slowly falling behind, overwhelmed by busy lives in an ever-exacting world. In these more modern times, time is everything. There’s never enough of it. Classic poets down the decades and centuries have wisely observed that there are many things, both great and small, that bring a sense of stillness, an aura of calm, a chance to re-engage with our feelings and emotions purely by taking time for moments that matter.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Jagged Sensations: Nightmares, Dreams and Everything In-Between; A Small Collection of Poetry and Short Stories today!

The book chronicles, in poetic form, the life of a woman who, in three distinct and significant life events, feels she is “the other woman” to her husband, to her child, and even to herself, rather than the woman who is “good enough” just as she is. Not until she loses her eyesight does she finally allow herself to stop putting herself aside and be who she always has been—a strong, insightful, creative, resilient, faith driven, funny, and fun-loving woman. A resurrected woman!

Six short stories. Worlds of possibilities. The future, both near and distant. Alternate and plausible realities. Messages of hope and of doom. Fate, chance, and definitely choices.

Raise a glass, and sample what's been cooked up in this A Crock of Sundries, Volume One. A pinch of family traditions. A dash of the teenage years. Toss in a few alcohol-infused musings. Top it off with a bit of cheeky satire, and some pensive prose and poetry for a fun literary romp through genres. This single-author, multi-genre anthology by Timothy R. Baldwin is sure to have a bit of something for everyone. So kick back in your favorite reading spot, pour yourself a drink, and settle in for an evening of diverse entertainment.

A follow-up up collection to Through My Eyes. From My Heart includes new poetry never before published as well as the author's favorites from previous collections.

Rise, a collection of poetry, prose, and affirmations, is a journey through all walks of life: abuse, addiction, race relations, identity, and lack of purpose. Shana is transparent with readers, sharing her own trials that she faced and overcame. In doing so, she hopes to serve as inspiration for those who seek to establish a more happier, more fulfilled life.

As I walked around on this gorgeous day, I reflected on my life and then prayed, “Father God, thank you for being You. Thank you too for the many blessings.... I would try to count them, but they are countless. Thank you for being holy.... All good things in life reflect you.” At that moment I realized.... You and I, we were made to praise his name. You and I, we were made to love and be loved.

Nearly 100 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind available. It covers a remarkable range, from the striking vision of Blake and Shelley and the insights of Keats to lighter but equally memorable verse by Tennyson, Donne, and Edward Lear.

The Magic Table is a collection of poetry, satire, and short stories reflecting on what is talked about, laughed about, and felt in a society of elders. Having moved into a retirement community at age 84, the author discovers beauty, friendship, humor, memories, and newfound pursuits to celebrate in later life. Insightful, a must hear for boomers beginning to contemplate their third act. Recommended for anyone who is or loves someone in their sixties, seventies, eighties, and beyond.

A book of over 135 poems from the heart of the young woman who went to Romania to teach English in Anne's book "Once Upon a School Day". These warm, catching, sometimes modern, sometimes classic poems will touch your heart and bring tears to your eyes as you read the journey this young woman has walked through life.

Codrin Voinescu, a retired soldier, a man approaching 50, haunted by past choices, grief, loss, and a present that seems without hope and purpose. A return trip to his home village in Transylvania that ends in one last unexpected conflict. A hasty retreat into the nearby Hoia Baciu Forest, a woodland with an equally haunted reputation, offers Codrin an encounter with a strange Faerie (well, half-Faerie, technically) guide who has a rather interesting story of her own. Their sojourn in the woods and what happens over a two-week period will change everything.

Finding Light in Philadelphia is a collection of poetry and short stories that explore several existential questions and society issues. The book takes the listener on an exciting journey filled with thought-provoking questions, excitement, deep reflection, and self-evaluation.

Exploring the see-saw tension between frustration and faith, between the paralysis of despondency and the vitality of hope, between the inevitability of dread and the surges of joy, The Lovely Sight of Ithaca strives to document the travail in attempting to walk the "steep and narrow path" of a spiritual life. Though interspersed with occasional light verse, the poems of this volume speak heavily on love, loneliness, longing, despair, insanity, Divinity, serenity, and triumph.