Writing Poetry

‘‘Romantically Yours: Thrilling Romantic Story and Poems’ comprises a short story and 5 mini anthologies of poems. The story is entitled, ‘Mr. U. Verbosity and Lady Wow. The anthologies are: ‘My Love', ‘My Man Loves Me’, ‘Be My Love Again’, ‘Moon Fascination’ and ‘Her Impact'. Mr. Verbosity features an enthralling whirlwind romance which is possibly the most intriguing romance short story ever written. Mr. U. Verbosity manifests a great wooing ability. Lady Wow topples quickly as she is unable to withstand the bombardment. Mr. Verbosity’s use of language is ...

Another beautiful collection of Poems & Short Stories from Award Winning Author Robert E. Kearns (1st Place 2019 Pencraft Awards for Hy Brasil: Island of Eternity) With Poems & Short Stories volume 2, Kearns gives us a further edition of his thought provoking poetry along with several of his highly entertaining short stories. If prose and poetry are your thing, this is the book for you.

Teenage girls have a lot to say, and poet Betsy Franco shares some of it in this unique work. In both poetry and prose, the young voices here share their thoughts on topics all teens are familiar with—from self-confidence to body image, from sexuality to loneliness, and everything in between.

As the old saying goes, ''a pen is mightier than a sword,'' I can change that phrase to use simpler words which say, ''a pen lives longer than a sword.'' A strong king continues to survive as long as he still has the strength to defend his castle but once he passes on that would be the end of the hero. His life story is then left at the mercy of the local poets to immortalize his name, whether he shall be called great or small is all in the hands of a lowly poet. He therefore relies on others that are in a totally different kind of profession to keep his name remembered, poets may not be ...

Reneé Drummond-Brown’s tome My INK Bleeds Black, speaks volumes to our testament as wisdom turns her poetic pages on women of color. Therefore, writing is a vital tool for me to pen (snippets of) our honest historical dark accounts if I want to live and prosper in this thing called life. Furthermore, vantablack INK is brilliantly lent and smeared throughout this book. As a result, the infallible scripted Word “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled” (Matthew 5:18 King James Version - KJV) ...

Known for his meaty seriocomic novels–expansive works that are simultaneously lowbrow and highbrow–Tom Robbins has also published over the years a number of short pieces, predominantly nonfiction. His travel articles, essays, and tributes to actors, musicians, sex kittens, and thinkers have appeared in publications ranging from Esquire to Harper’s, from Playboy to the New York Times, High Times, and Life.

Fog obscured the channel today … I had no idea it would be the beginning of a very long stay. As soon as I speak, I always get the question, "Where are you from?" My typical answer is, "California," where I grew up. I notice most of the time I don't even mention Britain. That is a disservice--the place shaped me more than know. The poems, vignettes, and stories from the UK in this book are an effort to acknowledge both place and experience. Before I left, while on a trip to Venice, I found a handmade notebook, leather bound with paper perfect for ink and quill, as well as watercolor. So, ...

In her first collection of poetry, Jewel deals with such uniquely human themes as first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. The Alaska native writes with frankness and honesty. She is serious and suddenly playful, but always compelling.

Fifty Classic Romance Tropes, Reimagined as Poetry Tiny Love Stories. Big Feelings. Tropes You Know. Stories You Didn’t. Flirty. Funny. Poetic. All the Feels, No Filler. This stunning collection transforms over 50 beloved romance tropes into poetic stories that pulse with passion, heartbreak, humor, and hope. Each trope is a self-contained world—mini love stories wrapped in verse, where every heartbeat counts and every line leads you closer to the moment. Swooning and sass—romance just got rhymed. Where love hurts, heals, and happens again—one poem at a time. Whether you're a ...

"For Sita" is a collection of 108 original poems in honor of the beloved wife of Shri Rama and daughter of King Janaka.

expressions of quandaries. life, happiness, dissatisfaction, bullying, choices, obstacles, ideas, thoughts....a twenty-something shares her mind. creative writing can sometimes help you figure things out. getting personal with others is difficult, but sharing sometimes does reach out and help others going through the same things.

From the Publisher and Editor of the long time free resource for Poets, "The Poetry Market Ezine," comes a book on being a poet! The essays or articles in this new book are about writing, or marketing yourself as a writer. Navigating your life as a writer or poet, may be difficult. Do you have another job besides writing? Even if you have a writing related job, you are probably doing that to supplement your writer life income. There’s hope! At least, that’s what these essays are all about, how you can gel your regular work life with your work as a writer.

This book is a compilation of essays about writing, publishing, editing and surviving life as a writer and poet. You can read one essay in a sitting, and put the book aside until you have more time to read more. The essays do not have to be read consecutively - you can pick and choose which ones you want to read or not and/or which ones you want to read first, or last or in-between all the others. Writing is a difficult business, if you are trying to make a living of any sort with it. As many writers tend to be working on their own, if you can’t find writing opportunities then you need to...

Seventh grader Henrietta Weldon gets to switch schools—finally! She’ll be “mainstreaming” into public school, leaving her special education school behind. She can’t wait for her new schedule, new friends, and new classes. Henri’s dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes math challenging to process and understand, is what she expects to give her problems.

At twenty-seven years-old, George Fairweather is “the voice of his generation”, a poet whose talent has garnered him accolades from the literary establishment and homage from the disenfranchised “hippie” youth of the late 1960’s.George is the embodiment of the times with his long hair, rebellious attitude and regular use of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs.Then the sudden and tragic death of Fallon, his friend, his muse and his lover shatters his world, his sanity and nearly ends his life.Katherine is the one person who stands between George and destruction. A hanger-on, a groupie...

the Writing On The Wall Global Magazine- Issue 1 by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and tried, tested and true poets from across the sphere is an influential elixir. The magazine is loaded from A to Z with: abstracts, alliteration, assonance, attitudes, BIO’S, citations, confessions, drama, end-stops, excerpts, extracts, fables, forewords, hyperbole, imagery, justification, knowledge, lyres, lyrics, memories, metaphors, narratives, novels, onomatopoeia, passages, personification, précises, publications, reflections, repetitions, résumés, reviews, rhythm, rhymes, similes, stanzas, stories,...

Words of a Feather is a stunning collection of Short Stories, Poems and Sketches from author, Robert E. Kearns. There's something inside for every taste, and Words of a Feather comes packed with hours of reading pleasure. Replete with entertainment, there is sure to be laughs, tears, spills and thrills. Satisfying pleasures of the mind, Words of a Feather is a book you'll want to read again and again.

The sonnets are a collection numbering 154 poems dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality. They were probably written over a long period of Shakespeare's life up until 1609, when they were first printed. The first 17 poems, traditionally referred to as the "procreation sonnets", are addressed to a young man urging him to marry and have children in order to immortalize his beauty by passing it on to his descendants.

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest lyric poets of the English language. But his early work as a writer went unrecognized, and he was forced to earn his living in the newspaper business, working as an editor in Richmond, Philadelphia, and New York. Although he was respected as a literary critic, his poetry and short stories were neglected until the publication of The Raven and Other Poems in 1845, which propelled him to instant fame.

Contains 17 informative chapters for new or established poets trying to earn and make a living with poetry. Gives you an insight into the tools you need (and probably already have) to make a decent living or a fair amount of extra income at writing poetry or writing in forms similar to poetry. If you are able to explore all forms of the craft, your odds increase as to your likelihood of getting published ... and paid! Take your poetry and parlay it into other writing venues besides poetry as well as into paying poetry publications. Includes info on how to print and publish your own chapbook...