Adult Poetry

"Sublime, thought provoking, captures the Japan experience beautifully. Great read." -Tim, screenplay writer, producer, director Broken, blistered, and busted tales about life in Japan. Take a look into the darker seedier side, an old woman waits to die in the summer heat, a homeless man flees Japan rather do prison time, an old man argues with his wife and things go really bad. These stories and many more.

Tell the world who you are.

An exploration of identity and belonging from award-winning poet Solli Raphael.

A stunning audiobook collection of poetry containing 150 bold, brave and beautiful poems by women, perfect for listening to with all the family - from classic, well-loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices. From suffragettes to schoolgirls, from spoken word superstars to civil rights activists, from aristocratic ladies to kitchen maids, these are voices that deserve to be heard. This stunning collection is read and brought to life by iconic actor Adjoa Andoh.

Content: (Drama, Tragedy, Comedy, Thriller) Sexuality, Love, Fatal Infatuation and solution, Poetry, Violence, Homelessness, God. Religion, Soul Claimers, Travels, W.C.B injured workers, War, Terrorism, Action, Adventure, Romance, Violence, Travels, Treasure hunting, jungle, mud slides, Charlatan Doctors etc. Adult reading. 18+ 253 pages (Here are some of the topics and events) The book depicts: Action, adventure, love-making explicit description (11 pgs-38,79, 80, 102, 103, 115, 126, 127, 128, 129, 144 originally- avoid them if you don't like lewd description), Poetry, love, betrayal, ...

i will love the way you love yourself but believe people always trust the right woman who don’t betray men for their own reason. She's the Sunflower explores the heavy and strong hearts of the girls and boys who feel feeble, live the agony, yell the loneliness, believe and trust little; swallow the lust, and run infinitely to find love on the strange lonely roads. Why don't women trust the men? Why don't men trust the women? Why is love is a possession? A collection of over two hundred poetry and prose, She's the Sunflower is an eye-opening and breath-taking guide to exploring love, life ...

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.

An exquisite collection of poetry reflecting the mind of a most extraordinary man. Proceeds donated to cancer research, at the author's request.

This rockin' collection of 24 dynamic, original poems vividly captures a variety of musical experiences from the teen perspective. From playing in the school band to playing air guitar, from performing a favorite song to dreaming of stardom, the power of music is explored in passionate poetry and performance. The rhythm and language of each poem reflect a different musical genre, including classical, hip-hop, jazz, folk, and reggae.

Family is one topic that Lindsey wants to avoid. She loves her family more than anything, but no one else understands their dynamic. So what if her family fights or the next meal is a big question mark? That’s all normal in the Holdermann house. When Lindsey begins a friendship with Baylee, things start to change. Her views of herself and her family all come into question. What once was so simple has Lindsey struggling to find her identity and her place in her family.

Stardust is Rania Attafi’s debut full length collection of poetry. Charged with themes of feminism, existentialism, love, loss, and uncertainties, it will take you on a rollercoaster ride where you will glimpse lives of different people with each poem. Stardust is a book about a constellation of homo-sapiens written for all Booklovers regardless of their planet of origin.

From international poetry sensation Nikita Gill comes her highly anticipated YA debut These Are the Words: an empowering, feminist and beautiful poetry collection exploring all the things Nikita wished someone had told her when she was younger. Taking you on a journey through the seasons of the soul, Nikita gives you the words to help heal from your first breakup, to celebrate finding your family, to understand first love, to express your anger and your joy, to fight for what you believe in and to help you break some rules to be your truest self.

Em Todas as coisas que eu te escreveria se pudesse, Igor fala sobre amor, amar e deixar ir, ser intenso e abraçar a sua intensidade. Sobre dizer e sentir tudo sem gaguejar. Sobre enfrentar a dor e aceitar que a cura é um processo contínuo, imprevisível, não linear. Escrita durante a pandemia, a obra é uma coleção de textos poéticos sobre todas as impressões que ficam quando alguém vai embora – ainda que esse alguém seja você mesmo.

This beautiful collection includes forty-six poems and is divided into sections covering: musings, youth, family, love, imaginings, nature, war and endings – with famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses from William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, W. B. Yeats and Christina Rossetti sit alongside poems from Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Carol Ann Duffy, Neil Gaiman and Roger McGough to create a truly enriching, wonderful collection.

Николай Алексеевич Некрасов (1821-1877) – поэт, прозаик, публицист, руководитель знаменитого общественно-политического и литературного журнала "Современник", основанного ещё А.С. Пушкиным. Н.А. Некрасова называют «самым крестьянским» поэтом. Он одним из первых заговорил в литературе о крепостничестве в России. Его стихи на остросоциальные темы никого не оставляли равнодушными. В сборник вошли наиболее известные произведения поэта – 'Дедушка Мазай и зайцы", "Железная дорога", "Школьник", "Размышления у парадного подъезда" и другие, а также поэмы "Мороз, Красный нос" и "Русские женщины. Княгиня Трубецкая".

Poems of forging an American life. In 1910 Anastasius, in defiance of his father, immigrates from Greece to the United States. Diaspora speaks powerfully of the aftermath. Poverty, wars, miscommunications, new roles for women emerge. The family struggles to bridge the challenges of time and distance in the age before modern technology knit the world together. The word “diaspora” comes from the Greek term for “to scatter.”

Poem about the dreamy chance that a Professor could takeover a Political theatre and become a World leader, with greater knowledge at his/her disposal.

Em 2017, Bruna Vieira fez as malas, deixou a vida no Brasil de lado e foi escrever uma nova história em outro país, vestida de coragem e guiada por um sentimento que sempre foi sua maior prioridade: o amor. Com o tempo, porém, os dias foram ficando cada vez mais longos e solitários. Era como se naquele lugar o amor tivesse perdido o equilíbrio e se tornado uma obrigação. Foi bem perto do fim e de jeito mais frio que ela finalmente se deu conta: é impossível ser "nós" sozinha.

A stranger walks into a restaurant and has an even stranger request - a meal in exchange for a song. Would you be willing to help someone even though you know they could never repay you? One couple did, and what they received was so much more than what they gave.

An achingly beautiful collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everything happens all at once. Zooming in across our cast of characters, we share moments that span everything from hoping to make it to the end of the week, facing it, fitting in, finding friends and falling out to loving lessons, losing it, and worrying, wearing it well and worshipping from afar. In Everything All At Once, Steven Camden's poems speak to the kaleidoscope of teen experience and life at 'big school'.

The Girl with a Thousand Eyes takes the YA listener, bordering on the verge of adulthood, through a poignant journey of life’s unexpected, spirit-lifting triumphs and trials of personal transformation. From New York City club life and LGBTQ love poems to existential reflections on transmigration, Ji Strangeway’s poetic verses reveal a heartfelt narrative of self-discovery. Alliterative lines, bold stanzas, and lulling metaphors awaken the dreaming psyche with promise and lead us poem by poem, toward the heart of the divine.