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This poem was inspired by a program I saw on silkworms and their germination and metamorphosis into adult moths (which they generally never get to because of the demand for their silk).

The Wolf poem was inspired by William Blake's "The Tyger". It has the same regular form & meter as "The Tyger". With tempo and stanza (of the quatrain type), and is about one single animal in the natural world. Where it differs from William Blake's poem is that the "The Tyger" has more religious connotations, not surprising for the times in which it was written.

So Laeya--the Canaanite goddess Athirat masked in human form--asks after a crucial battle. Situated in the interimperial turmoil of the Late Bronze Age, Canaad follows this heroine's journey as it dovetails with that of Aqhat, a refugee from the Levantine coast. After tragedy casts Aqhat into the desert, a prophecy affords him the opportunity to slay three deities before the year's end and thereby become divine himself.

Immerse yourself in a captivating poetry chapbook that weaves together the lives of a farmer, his loyal dog, and a mysterious donkey in a tapestry of profound reflections on existence. "The Donkey & Soul" is a lyrical exploration of the human condition, delving deep into the realms of memory, time, mortality, and the very nature of reality itself.

Bestselling poet and author of the acclaimed Pillow Thoughts series, Courtney Peppernell returns with a story of uncovering the light that resides deep within us all, should we only be brave enough to search the darkness to find it. A Month of Sundays is a tribute to surviving a long winter and a promise that, despite the darkness, the light will undoubtedly return.

Lloyd Jones was seven years old the first time he climbed high into a grandstand to watch rugby with his father. The experience was baptismal. From his new elevated perspective Jones believed he could see everything that mattered – a field of play that rolled out, green with promise, from suburban New Zealand to the wider world. The grandstand is a guiding metaphor for these questing narrative poems that reach back into childhood and forward into the life of a writer constantly experimenting with form and voice.

In Poems about my Psychiatrist, Andrzej Kotański explores the psyche's depths and ambiguities through a dialogue (or inner monologue?) between a patient and a psychiatrist. This bestselling collection offers both humor and existential introspection, reflecting modern anxieties. Andrzej Kotański’s Poems about my Psychiatrist combines sharp wit and existential musings, inviting listener into a surreal conversation between a neurotic protagonist and his psychiatrist.

Relive one of the most iconic moments in American history with Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This stirring poem captures the urgency and heroism of Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride, warning the colonial militia of the British advance and igniting the spirit of the American Revolution. Longfellow’s vivid imagery and masterful storytelling bring this historical event to life, making it both a timeless literary classic and a patriotic call to remembrance.

Shekhinah Speaks is an effort to give voice to the Shekhinah, described in mystical Jewish tradition as the immanent, feminine aspect of God who dwells with human beings and shares our feelings and experiences. Tradition imagines the Shekhinah as a passive, mostly silent presence. These poems tune in to a Shekhinah who never stops talking. Her language is sampled from chapters of the Book of Isaiah and Cosmopolitan articles whose content resonates with one another (the source texts are indicated by the epigraphs).

Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, for its English translation, Song Offerings, making him the first non-European and the first Asian & the only Indian to receive this honour. It is part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.

This celebrated collection of 44 love sonnets was composed in 1845-1846, during the period of the poet's courtship with Robert Browning. Despite the collection's title, the poems are not translations but original compositions. The notation "Portuguese" may refer to the poet's admiration for the work of the Portuguese poet Luís Vaz de Camões.

Wix Solis is an emerging author on a journey of discovery through expression. A Heart’s Horizon is a small but relatable and deeply impactful collection of 27 poems across five thematic settings: Sunny Sands, Peaked Mountains, Stormy Skies, Quiet Forests, and Open Fields.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to En un lugar de la Mancha and experience the compelling world of Don Quixote.

Lejos de Roma trata sobre el exilio del poeta romano Ovidio. Se acude a la historia pero no se agota en ella. Está atravesada de erudición, erotismo y poesía. Pero estos elementos no son un obstáculo. Al contrario, ayudan a construir una visión contemporánea de una las grandes figuras del exilio literario. Conformada por capítulos breves, trazados con exquisitez y precisión, Lejos de Roma apuesta por una nueva forma de abordar la historia.

In a World I Cannot See: Poems From the Ground is a collection of poems and drawings that weave together stories of body, earth, and wildness.

The energies animating Saints of Little Faith, Megan Pinto’s electrifying debut in poetry, are a forceful quiet, a loud stillness, the caesura between a lightning strike and the sound of thunder. Everywhere, the speaker sees the numinous power of language, the incipience of things to come, even a kind of catastrophic grace in desolation and destruction—as if within the terrain of her own obsession, she recognizes the familiar, ever-changing seasons.

Charles Bukowski examines cats and his childhood in You Get So Alone at Times, a book of poetry that reveals his tender side. The iconic tortured artist/everyman delves into his youth to analyze its repercussions.

From the former Poet Laureate of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of Aimless Love comes a wondrous new collection of poems focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life.

Alexander Pope was celebrated for his command of classical Greek and produced seminal translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Prior to the preparation of these translations, Pope took advantage of his mastery of the classical style and also his waspish wit to compose a burlesque epic about the theft of a lock of hair. The incident that inspired Pope was related to him by his friend John Caryll. Lord Petre had cut off a lock of the hair of Arabella Fermor, whom he was courting at the time, without asking the lady's permission.

My name is Tammy Spears, and I am the author of the inspirational poetry book "Flutter of an Eye". My poem, "Flutter of an Eye", has also been published in Upon Arrival-Interlude by Eber & Wein Publishing. Various poems have also been published in the 2021 monthly editions of Neighbors of Bowling Green and Franklin Kentucky Magazines. I am the Staff Poet, and I have been on several podcasts showcasing my inspirational poetry, including the Someone You Should Know Podcast with Rik Anthony.