Life Poetry

Anke’s father is abusive. But not to her. He attacks her brother and sister, but she’s just an invisible witness in a house of horrors, on the brink of disappearing altogether. Until she makes the volleyball team at school. At first just being exhausted after practice feels good, but as Anke becomes part of the team, her confidence builds. When she learns to yell “Mine!” to call a ball, she finds a voice she didn’t know existed. For the first time, Anke is seen and heard.

The breathtakingly beautiful story of one little girl and her five paper dolls. A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens. A stunning, rhythmical story of childhood, memory and the power of imagination from the author of The Gruffalo.

Greetings beautiful humans! In the great tradition and honor of spreading love through the contribution of positive thought, I present to you The Spoken Truth: Life Written in Poetry. This audiobook is about the human spirit, a celebration for life, a dedication to our human strength, and a call to invoke our ability to connect through similar experiences as humans.

Forever England explores Rupert Brooke’s life, from schooldays to the Great War, and in so doing builds a remarkable picture of a long-lost England and a generation’s descent into war. Brooke’s poems emerge dramatically from a tangled web of love, friendship, mental illness and politics. He reveals also the existence of a previously unrecorded love child from a South Seas romance. The WW1 legend was largely brought about by the words of one of his sonnets: "If I should die, think only this of me/That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England".

Blueprint for New Beginnings puts life on the couch. Through the eyes and ears of this author, the listener will discover an individuation journey, and the extraordinarily rich intersection between collective mythology, nature, and ordinary everyday life.

A new book of poetry about fatherhood by World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker. Harry's work is accessible, relatable, and universal - his playfulness, vulnerability and irrepressible hope have struck a chord with millions. This collection marks his evolution towards more vulnerable and raw material, following from the birth of his son.

The poems in this rich and imaginative debut collection speak of people, life, loss, and love. They weave threads of myth and fairy-tale into commentaries of society, explorations of self, nature, and humanity. Some surreal and sinister, others playful and light, the poems in A Book For Pandora encompass an array of flavors that will delight any listener.

From the bestselling author of What the Road Said, Cleo Wade’s next heartfelt book is a love letter to the infinite potential of the future, expressing the many hopes and dreams we hold for our children and ourselves. This book is an important reminder that, above all, what we wish for everyone’s precious life is that they can love and be loved.

This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities - freedom from parents, freedom from a boyfriend who was reckless with her affections, freedom from the person she was supposed to be. At first, she revelled in the independence...but as pressures increased, she began to suffer anxiety attacks that would leave her mentally shaken and physically incapacitated.

What if you could go on a morning stroll in your backyard garden, only to discover your purpose for being alive? In Pursuit of Fruit places you, the listener, in the lead role. As the main character, you will build your garden, discover the goal of Christian life, and find out how to achieve what you are still here for. Not only will you be entertained by the witty, humorous, and charming characters, but you'll learn invaluable concepts as you dig deep into God's word and have a crystal-clear understanding of your purpose and how to achieve it.

Rolling through Life chronicles Victor Griggs' reflections from 2019-2021, set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the solitude of quarantine, intensified by his personal challenges with cerebral palsy, Victor immersed himself in the details, stories, and thoughts he lived with each day.

When twelve-year-old Estie is expelled from school, she's sent to stay with her aunt in Scotland over the summer. Even though Estie knows what she did was right. Even though nobody, not even her mum, asked to hear her side of the story. Estie's determined to keep her barriers up and stick to herself until the holidays are over. But when she comes across an intricately folded paper bird with a secret message written inside - a message from someone desperate to tell their own unbelieved story - a chord is struck, and Estie can't help but follow the clues to the next piece of artwork.

Bighearted and observant twelve-year-old Murray O’Shea loves the ocean. Every chance she gets, she’s in it. It could be because the ocean never makes her apologize for being exactly who she is—something her family refuses to do—but it could also be because of the secret magic that Murray shares with the ocean. Though she can’t explain its presence, the electric buzz she feels from her fingertips down to her toes allows her to become one with the ocean and all its creatures, and it makes Murray feel seen in a way she never feels on land.

Everyone’s life is a story. A story of a journey through joy and sadness, winning and losing, good health and illness, love and hate. The challenge is to navigate through life and to remain the person you were meant to be. To embrace life with all its joys and problems and to make it a source for goodness, love, beauty, and happiness for yourself and for others.

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.

Black Lives, Lines, & Lyrics conveys the 21st century Black experience through lines and verse. Divided into three measures, this poetry collection provides rhythmical reflections on black experiences with racial and social injustice, a poetic account of the lives lost to police brutality and racial violence, and a lyrical celebration of the beauty, resilience, and humanity of Black people.

While the poetry you’ll listen to in Ron Wallace’s latest collection speaks of serious topics such as loss and the inescapable progression of time, you’ll also find plenty of humor in this book. His words bring to life his beloved Oklahoma prairies and skies, and his own family members. Wallace’s reflections on childhood, his parents, and, of course, baseball, are heartwarming.

Maya is the pragmatic twin, but her secret anxiety threatens to overwhelm her. Chaya is the outgoing twin. When she sees her beloved sister suffering, she wants to tell their parents—which makes Maya feel completely betrayed.

New dual language edition in both Spanish and English. I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him or her and to the unbreakable bond between them. I Dreamed You gives a voice to the feelings so difficult to express and so important to share. Award-winning and beloved children's author Justine Avery thoughtfully, reverently expresses the sentiments behind welcoming a child into our lives, whether we're a grandparent, adopting parent, step-parent, sibling, or anyone else blessed with a cherished young one.

David was like a lot of other 41-year-olds in the world today. He was tired. He was tired of not knowing where he was going or who he really was. On a Monday afternoon, everything changed. David is transported back into biblical times to embody his ancestor, David the shepherd boy. He spends 40 days learning lessons from God about how to understand and pursue his "quest" in life. David learns to care for others, listen to God, and trust so fully in God that he willingly battles and defeats Goliath.