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The Shaping of a Diamond is a poetic journey through the most emotional moments of author Desiree Batiste's life. Life cut deep, and Desiree was beaten down repeatedly throughout her life. But with each facet, she became the diamond she is today. From childhood through present day, from surviving child abuse to heartbreak, having kids, domestic violence, divorce, and mental health issues—The Shaping of a Diamond leaves out nothing and is a raw, uncensored look at the pain which shaped, inspired, and pushed her to her limits.

Forty years and I’m still here asking of you to let your light shine. Allow my words to encourage you. Let the words of the audiobook be your inspiration. Do good in this world and see the world give you goodness back. Be blessed. Dive into this book of poems and Bible verses to give you inspiration and encouragement to get through your darkest times. Hopefully this audiobook will give you the spark that you need to become the light in your time of darkness.

This chapbook is a must-have for any listener who is interested in contemporary poetry that is unafraid to deal with complex topics in an honest and powerful way.

Ugochukwu: Birds of Pray is a collection of poems that elucidate the journey of connecting with God through elements of nature, and the uncertainty that we experience when we are called to express faith in our path, even the parts of the path that we cannot see or prepare for. Moving prose written with the intent to stretch the English language and its punctuation for those who have grown weary of a language that limits expression. This book is a reminder that there are no rules in writing if you do not want them. Journey into this forbidden book.

With the changing seasons comes this poetry audiobook all about the constant shifts in life. From love to love lost, the excitement of new relationships, along with relationships falling by the wayside and the pain of misfortune, these poems cover a wide variety of life experiences.

Do you lose your focus as your trying to pray? Are your prayers becoming repetitious? This audiobook will help you to meditate, focus, and pray more earnestly.

A Heart Searching for Its Soul, the fourth audiobook by veteran Carl Fazio, is filled with poignant poetry on themes as varied as love and loss, warmth and war, and determination and death.

T.S. Elliot was likely the best read of any of his contemporaries. In his poetry, we often find an allusion to the works of other great writers. In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" he makes reference to Dante Shakespeare and "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvel. Prufrock, as the name implies, is an indecisive wimp, whereas Marvel in his seduction poem, has his eye on the prize, and makes no bones about it.

A partir de rescates literarios de poetas desconocidos, heterónimos, poetas antiguos y voces frescas, insolentes, sutiles de la nueva poesía hispanoamericana, Sólo un beso reúne poemas sensuales, profanos, fogosos, doloridos, angustiantes, pesarosos, en torno al amor y los secretos que encierra, para desmenuzarlo más allá de la idea clásica y llevarlo por otros caminos como la idea sagrada, la lujuriosa o la humorística de éste.

This audiobook connects with you in a variety of ways, engaging your heart, mind, and spirit. The abundance of captivating pictures and flowing rhymes seek to stimulate your heart. The descriptive prose, with numerous personal examples, foster intrigue to your mind and provide fuel for your imagination.

A raw, honesty book of poetry about love in all its shapes.

Valentine’s Day is a personal musing on variable aspects of love as experienced and observed. I believe the subject is worth exploring as it appears (to me) that love is in constant manifestation around each of us, subtly encouraging our participation.

The poetry of Unbroken delicately and achingly takes listeners through author Julie Skon's vulnerable true story of finding young love, experiencing tragic loss to gun violence, the pain of grief, and the journey of seeking healing.

The bluesful energy reflected within Home of the Blues: Poems for the Spirit, Heart, and Soul provides the idea of the blues as a lifestyle residing in our daily spirits, love as a powerful force within our hearts, and motivation as a vehicle for our souls. The Blues section explores the origin of the blues along with the bluesy spirits of pain and deep thought. The Love section explores beautiful ideas about someone special or of something loved or heartfelt. The Motivation section is fuel for the souls of individuals desiring to be better, do more, see farther, or feel joy...

I am a romanticist, a dreamer, a positive thinker. I see the world as a place to flourish and do better. I am sure, we are here to love and to be loved. Love is what I look for in a sea and sky and star. Love is what I look for in all that things that are.

We all need to be reminded of what Almighty God can do. Whether you view this book as songs or “poems”, please let the words into your heart. It's okay to listen and cry, or listen and rejoice. As God gave inspiration for his Gospel songs, may the listeners receive inspiration, also. Whether one listens to songs of praise or songs with a prayer in them, let it stir you. With hopes that one's heart will be touched like never before, may one see God in this book. The God who is exalted wants to speak to people's hearts.

These are poems about conversations that we'd like to have with ourselves and with others when our bodies and minds are fraying.

More than poetry. Unconditional details the journey to self through life's experience. This is about the path to uncovering unconditional love for all things through healing, forgiveness, and acknowledgment of what has been, is, and will be.

Flow of Soul Poetry is over 35 years in the making. My poems traveled to this digital destination on a long and winding journey, a rhythmic road of recitations and redos of poetic utterances by this broken down shell of a man, who is moved by your affirmation of emotional healing and release of soul-crushing pain because of them.

O que a gente faz quando o amor acaba? Nesta colagem de poemas, pensamentos, bilhetes e desabafos, Bruno Fontes fala não apenas sobre a dor do fim, mas também sobre o aconchego adocicado que vem do abraço da saudade.

What is Divas of the Deepest Chocolate? A collection of memories and wishes brought about by seeing and knowing some of the best and most beautiful avatars of melanin-rich magnificence to grace this earth. Have you ever taken notice of the soft, delicious glow of a chocolate bar left too long in a car during summertime? Or perhaps the way a candy Easter Bunny gets “all over everything” if held too long between bites? All chocolatey and messy, but tasty and fantastic. I remember how unwilling I was to stop until all that sweet, brown goodness had been fully enjoyed.

I am convinced that life spent wrestling with God will result in deeper insight concerning the meaning of life, and new wisdom the heart will long to share. The Desiderium Conversations is exactly this attempt to share, and has been especially intended for all those thirsty souls still holding their arms out and longing for the light!

Today as you listen, look, see, forgive, and understand that this life of events is not just yours. This is my world too and so many others like us so let me in to share my peace with you, one jewel to another. Sit, listen, and allow yourself to touch, find, be, enjoy and may you be greatly blessed. Until next time.

On the Quiver of Mystery: Pastoral Poems, Stories, and Dances for All Seasons is a sequel to the first volume of Eastern Point poems. The second volume contains poems not included in the first, as well as others that were written after the publication of the first volume.

Sem poesia, a vida seria a morte. Imersa no cotidiano que escolheu, marcado por morte e sofrimento, a médica paliativista Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes fez da poesia a sua estratégia para não sucumbir.

Hiawatha: Das ist der sagenumwobene Häuptling der Chippewa-Indianer, der an den Ufern des Großen Sees in Michigan gelebt haben soll. In 22 Strophen erzählt Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) von des großen Mannes Geburt, seiner Liebe zur Dakota Minnehaha, seinem friedvollen Wirken für sein Volk – und von seinem Tod. Nie wurde poetischer von den amerikanischen Ureinwohnern erzählt als in diesem Epos – das übrigens Antonin Dvorak zum zweiten Satz seiner Symphonie Nr. 9 "Aus der neuen Welt" inspirierte.

Gabrielle Bates's electric debut collection Judas Goat plumbs the depths of intimate relationships. The book's eponymous animal is used to lead sheep to slaughter, while its own life is spared, and its harrowing existence echoes through this spellbinding collection of forty poems, which wrestle with betrayal and forced obedience, violence and young womanhood, and the "forbidden felt language" of sexual and sacred love.

From Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence comes this unflinching collection that intricately mines the experience of being a Black woman in America. A highly anticipated volume from critically acclaimed poet Mahogany L. Browne, Chrome Valley is at once a luminous hymn and a battle cry. Spanning the course of her own life as well as embodying centuries of virulent history, this collection pays solemn tribute to the women who came before her.

Renia White is a first-time author. Her debut collection, Casual Conversation, was chosen by Aracelis Girmay as a Blessing the Boats Selection. Named in honor of Lucille Clifton’s National Book Award-winning collection, Blessing the Boats Selections spotlight new poetry collections by women poets of color. Previous Blessing the Boats Selections include Letters to a Young Brown Girl by Barbara Jane Reyes and Year of the Dog by Deborah Paredez.

Soul Speaking is a collection of emotional poetry straight from the soul. Every human emotion from love to hate, joy to grief, celebrating newfound friendships to healing from toxic people, is captured in these free verse poems. Whether these words haunt you or heal you, their beauty, depth, and power will certainly never leave you.