Life Poetry

Life in Solitude is an introductory chapbook of haikus. It is centered around the emotions, experiences, and personal observations regarding the 2020 pandemic. These 34 poems are reflections intended to resonate with the listener and perhaps shed a humorous light on newfound experiences.

Steven Bates writes his fourth poetry book, again dealing with content that affects us all, from PTSD and depression, inspiration, and motivation to even touching on the pandemic and politics. Steven invites his friend and fellow poet Jennifer Fehrn to add her collection of poetry to this book in hopes that even more persons may be reached and helped by perhaps a different viewpoint, style, and perspective.

Jesus' life is a song that still resonates down through the ages. His deeds and words speak with beauty and mystery, both comforting and confounding us. Who is this man? Over the course of his career, singer-songwriter Michael Card has explored the depths of Scripture by bringing together biblical study and the power of the imagination. Now he sheds light on the life of Jesus through lyrical reflections on the four Gospels. These 40 meditations lead us to a place where Jesus becomes real and we can hear him with both hearts and minds.

"How can I teach a prayer / I only know how to recite?" "America, whose death / didn't you come from?" These are some of the questions that poet Joshua Gottlieb-Miller wrestles with in his beautiful, gripping new collection. By turns experimental and documentary, Dybbuk Americana draws out the questions around Jewish identity in the United States, and what it means to pass on Jewish identity to one's child. This hybrid text draws on art, mysticism, and history, taking the dybbuk, a figure from Jewish folklore, as its central metaphor.

Rachel was a girl who loved science and the sea, books and writing, and all the creatures of the world. Rachel was quiet, a listener by nature. But when she saw problems, she could not remain silent. Some people thought girls shouldn't be scientists or writers. They thought girls shouldn't use their voices to question or challenge, even to protect all the creatures of the world. Luckily Rachel didn't listen to them.

Ebony and De’Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior—to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves. Single-parent homes, tight funds, and sibling dynamics provide a balancing act for the growing tweens. And whether they realize it or not, these two have a lot more in common than they think.

Enjoy a beautiful, simple, sensitive, imaginative, warm, and loving collection of thoughts for life. They are written to encourage us in our daily lives, during times of crisis such as when we are depressed, grieving, lacking direction, stressed, and heartache - helping us find enlightenment and peace, bringing relaxation and calm. Writings about nature, family, bereavement, love, joy, and laughter.

Sergey Esenin's early youth's poetry, not published in lifetime. Narrated by Tim Mirkin. 40 poems.

The foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators - including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander - share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this powerful collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.

Today is a gift - that’s why it’s called the present, or as Ella Wheeler Wilcox says, it’s the "privilege". This timeless poetical work of art is reminiscent of Shakespeare’s "All the World’s a Stage", for both poems chronicle the various stages of life, however, this one ends with an air of optimism and sage advice. The poem was first published in the early 1900s and is every bit as relevant today as it was at the time of its conception. "Life Is a Privilege" is a mental elevator laced with exquisite poetic devices. Nutritional psychological food for the soul.

Poetry of true life.

She Dreams is a special book of poetry for Margaux because she clings fiercely to each and every one of her dreams. Since she was a teenager, Margaux has nurtured her dreams, knowing how important they would be to her growth in the years ahead. Now she has brought together her various poems about dreams written over the years and put them into a single, concise book to share with her many listeners.

In She Loves, Margaux does Shakespeare one better when she plumbs the depths of love as only Margaux can with her fresh and original and deeply personal love poems - and bringing to the task with great relish her trademark clear-eyed sensitivity to the deepest felt of all emotions.

Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman: The Lives and Careers of 19th Century America’s Most Famous Poets looks at the remarkable lives of the two, and the impact their famous works have had.

Chapter three from Life Bites. This chapter deals with the intricacies and the ever-present ironies of life.

Chapter two from "Life Bites" - this chapter conjures with the ups (and downs) of love.

Chapter one from "Life Bites" - this chapter takes a sideways glance at the lighter side of life.

Chapter five from "Life Bites" - a collection of adaptations and stories with darker and lighter themes.

Chapter Seven from Life Bites - this chapter dispenses (good and bad!) advice for those willing to accept it.

The eight chapter from Life Bites. Please be aware that these are a short series of three eulogies