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I’m Not a Mannequin

About I’m Not a Mannequin:

R.B. O’Brien’s highly anticipated fifth collection of poetry comes with a fitting title, because there is nothing plastic or fake or synthetic about the art of being human. You’ll find no forced rhymes or antiquated strict forms here, just a simple beauty in the complex emotions of the unexpected–and sometimes expected–moments we live, one at a time and all at once. This collection reminds us that we are all “Leaves at Midnight,” on “Swallowtail Wings,” even “Across Snowfields,” best traveled “Bare and Naked,” and anything—ANYTHING—but mannequins covered in the clothes that won’t fit us.

From sensuality to love to romance to nature and death, O’Brien shows us our human spirit in verse, like looking into a mirror that sometimes makes us smile, and other times, makes us cry; that sometimes shines light on our best features, and other times, begs for the sun to salve the scars of our darkness; that sometimes makes us a child again, and other times, allows us to revel in the sensual intricacies of being an adult; and that never sometimes, but only always, shows us that truth lies in embracing every part of all of it: A world where poetry with soul exists.

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Marching with a Broken Shadow by Dyson Russell

Marching with a Broken Shadow by Dyson Russell

The passage from birth to death is a journey that binds us all… In this debut anthology entitled Marching with a Broken Shadow, readers are invited to embark on that journey; delving profoundly into their innermost thoughts and prevailing feelings – from the deepest and darkest layers of hurt and confusion, to the most hypnotic forms of happiness and dream. Take the quest with the central character, and look forward to exploring, with reminiscence and wonder, the voyage we call life, the ending we know as death, and all that lies in between.

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Here Lies No One: A Poetry Collection by B. Brunswick


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What makes the journey of life meaningful? Is it the possessions you gather, or the memories you leave behind you? In an expedition from birth to grave, could you remain unforgotten?

Ride the rollercoaster of life, the light and the darkness, and the loneliness and illusion. With vivid artistry of words, through a raw and honest lens, that will leave you pondering your own life adventure, what you can achieve, and what you can become. A rock n roll style and a unique perspective bring you accessible poetry in a palatable and relatable way.

Go on a lyrical exploration of the inner soul and the cosmos around us. Journey through the complexities of humanity that can leave us numb, the trauma and the pain, yet always bringing the light of hope every step of the way. Break and heal, hurt and grow, and blossom into the colossus of a human that you can become. You won’t be the one who’s tombstone reads, “Here Lies No One”

Here Lies No One is the emotional and inspiring journey, that will move your heart, mind and soul. If you’re a fan of modern and unique poetry, you’ll love B. Brunswick’s evocative and profound anthology.

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Here Lies No One: A Poetry Collection

About Here Lies No One: A Poetry Collection:

What makes the journey of life meaningful? Is it the possessions you gather, or the memories you leave behind you? In an expedition from birth to grave, could you remain unforgotten?

Ride the rollercoaster of life, the light and the darkness, and the loneliness and illusion. With vivid artistry of words, through a raw and honest lens, that will leave you pondering your own life adventure, what you can achieve, and what you can become. A rock n roll style and a unique perspective bring you accessible poetry in a palatable and relatable way.

Go on a lyrical exploration of the inner soul and the cosmos around us. Journey through the complexities of humanity that can leave us numb, the trauma and the pain, yet always bringing the light of hope every step of the way. Break and heal, hurt and grow, and blossom into the colossus of a human that you can become. You won’t be the one who’s tombstone reads, “Here Lies No One”

Here Lies No One is the emotional and inspiring journey, that will move your heart, mind and soul. If you’re a fan of modern and unique poetry, you’ll love B. Brunswick’s evocative and profound anthology.

Buy Here Lies No One: A Poetry Collection now and start to draw your map of life’s complex journey!

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Sacred Flow

About Sacred Flow:

Sexual, erotic, and feminine empowerment poetry centered around themes of the sacral chakra. The sacral chakra is our reproductive center. Topics include desire and pleasure, connection and romance, emotional awareness, free expression of creativity, dance, and fluid movement.
Erotic poetry to arouse the feminine and sensual nature within each woman.

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Wishing For the One I Seek by Travis J brown

Wishing For the One I Seek by Travis J brown

In the current series from Travis J. Brown, his latest offering is nothing short of a genius exhibition used to captivate the reader as he scribes poetic soliloquies. Travis J. Brown possesses the aptitude to express his yearning to find a complete soul mate and allows the reader to take a front seat to experience his expedition.

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Lifetimes & Life’s Lines by Kevin Heaton

About Lifetimes & Life’s Lines by Kevin Heaton:

“Lifetimes & Life’s Lines” is a delightfully wordy, profoundly bodacious YAWP about all things living.
Within its pages, you will venture “off a country road into dense deliverance, away from all things carnal, where mildewed wood chip paths meander through firefly ambiance and unseen moth kisses to a shadow eating burn pit with still moods.” There’s much to embrace here about awesome, average people, places, and the great out-of-doors. At the same time, this work reminds us that there are many challenges to which we can agree to unite, then work together in a common bond towards changing, such as: mental and physical abuse, prejudice, conflict, and mental illness. So, let’s you and me turn that first page, together, and many thanks in advance for the privilege.

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Wishing For the One I Seek by Travis J Brown

Wishing For the One I Seek by Travis J Brown

This is a poetry book about a new friend that I met, and I have strong feelings for her from the first time we met, and I am looking to be more than a friend and that’s why I call it wishing for the one I seek because she is the one my heart desire. Available on Amazon and Barnes & noble, paperback has part 1&2 for $25 and Kindle is only part 1 for $15

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Sweet Emotions

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Sweet Emotions is a book created by me o2 the emotions that my mother’s cooking & love for cooking & sharing it with others would bring. I hope everything within the covers of this book to bring those sweet emotions. When you would enjoy a great meal, you would then get an unbelievable rush & can’t wait for the next plate. That is what my mother’s food brought & I hope my word to do the same to have you wanting the next poem to have the feeling of ‘Sweet Emotions’ when you read my words. Then the same after you cook each recipe. The book takes you from your appetizers to your desserts.

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The Flowers of Evil – Les Fleurs du Mal : (Bilingual Edition – French and English) by Charles Baudelaire

The Flowers of Evil – Les Fleurs du Mal : (Bilingual Edition – French and English) by Charles Baudelaire

“In this atrocious book, I put all my heart” – BAUDELAIRE (1821-1867)
Atrocious ? Indeed, you will discover all the perversion that lurks in “Les Fleurs du mal”, including in the 6 poems condemned and censored by the courts for offending public morality.

“Both deeply disturbing and deeply moving, a book that explores the dark side of human nature with brutal honesty.” – SYLVIA PLATH, poet and novelist.

“This is a book that should be read over and over again. It is a book that will always reveal new things to the reader, a book that will always surprise and delight.” – JEAN-PAUL SARTRE, philosopher, playwright and novelist

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Sweet and Sour by D. T. Adams

About Sweet and Sour by D. T. Adams:

Discover poems that tackle both the benefits and pitfalls of love and relationships. The first section focuses on being unattached and full of hope. The second is all about being in a relationship that’s full of love but also worry. The third looks at being single again after the collapse of a relationship.

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A Glimmer in the Dark by Samman Akbarzada

A Glimmer in the Dark by Samman Akbarzada

This is a poetry collection documenting the heartbreaking and transformative journey of Afghan refugee Samman Akbarzada. Akbarzada interweaves a powerful tapestry of prose reflecting on her war-torn homeland of Afghanistan and the suffering and resiliance of those living on the margins of yet another immense human tragedy. “A Glimmer In The Dark” is ultimately about the perseverance and strength survivors find through deep familial bonds and the compassionate assistance of communities devoted to helping those displaced by war and suffering.

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Unleash the Warrior

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Empowering and inspiring poetry centered around themes of the solar plexus chakra, Such topics include willpower, ambition, discipline, and embodying a warrior mentality. Ignite your inner fire and live a courageous life of purpose.

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Best Evidence: Poems by Mark S. Osaki


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Evocative, deceptively straightforward and wry poetry that delivers a shock to the system.

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Human Lives in Rhyme Consolations in the Time of Covid by Mark Taylor

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About Featured Book: Human Lives in Rhyme Consolations in the Time of Covid by Mark Taylor

A selection of poems, written before the Covid Pandemic, that offer hope for a better life and world when Covid fades in our collective memories.

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A WhatsApp Warrior & Other Poems

About A WhatsApp Warrior & Other Poems:

We are all looking for our streams to flow in in the currents of life. “A WhatsApp Warrior & other poems” is a an expression of thoughts and feelings of the author Maneesh Dutt conveyed through his Poems and Sketches coupled with Micro Stories on the the inspiration behind the poems. Whether you are a student or a working professional or a homemaker, you will be able to easily identify with some of the life situations captured in the poems. And who knows this may well motivate you to start compiling your own chapbook of poems and experiences

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Trophy Wife Status

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Twenty-five delightfully inspiring and instructive poems for the modern woman who doesn’t want to be.

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THE ABSOLUTE by Sri Chinmoy

About THE ABSOLUTE by Sri Chinmoy:

‘THE ABSOLUTE’ is a collection of Sri Chinmoy’s poems selected from his entire body of poetic work that spans over six decades. He started writing poetry from the age of thirteen and continued writing even in the last year of his life. As a child he was thoroughly trained in the craft of the poetic art. All his early poems were written from within the poetic restraints of meter and rhyme. Only later in his poetic career he wrote in free verse. Speaking of his poetry, Sri Chinmoy said, “Throughout my poetry-journey, my poetry-tree has cherished various branches: philosophy, prayer, religion, spirituality, my love of Nature’s beauty, my love of word-making, which the English language indulgently allows me to explore, and my abiding love, concern and hope for this world of ours.” Because of the shear originality, sincerity, honesty, and truth in his poems, the cadences of Sri Chinmoy’s poetry, like the poet himself, will travel through time for centuries and centuries to come offering hope, strength and salvation to many an earnest traveler in his or her journey through life.

The question arises, can anyone write poems like Sri Chinmoy? The answer is — it has to be another Sri Chinmoy — a poetic genius, for Harold Bloom asserts, “Talent cannot originate, genius must.” So what is the genius in Sri Chinmoy’s poetry? The genius in Sri Chinmoy’s poetry is the song of his soul. You see the purity, innocence and the power of this song percolating all through his poetry. You hear this song in the sound of the language he uses. For instance, consider these lines in one of his aphorisms:

His heart is a most powerful
And soothing murmur
Of his soul’s dream river.

When reading Sri Chinmoy’s poems in his poetry books like My Flute — a collection of 90 poems, My First Friendship With the Muse – a collection of 58 poems, From the Source to the Source — a two-volume collection of 401 poems, The Dance of Life — a 20-volume collection of 1,000 poems, just to name a few, one is astounded by the depth, originality, diversity and the superb use of the craft — the powerful expression, in the poems.

Consider the following poem:

GOLDEN MYSTIC SUN

The descending fire descends;
The ascending fire ascends.
The smile of Light
Watches their tasks divine
From across the empty space
Where the hands of ether
Salute the golden mystic sun.

– Sri Chinmoy

This poem is taken from Sri Chinmoy’s poetry book ‘The Wings of Light”, Part 12, New York: Agni Press, 1974 is included in the book ‘THE ABSOLUTE’ – Collected poems of Sri Chinmoy. The vision, the thought and the images used in this poem are absolutely original and unique, as if coming from another higher world of esthetic beauty and charm.

– Mallikarjun Rakala

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Never Forget Poems: Volume 1

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A book of unforgettable poems that can relate to many.

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EDEN THRIVES WITHIN: A Collection of Awakening Poetry by Jonathan Harrison


About Featured Book: EDEN THRIVES WITHIN: A Collection of Awakening Poetry by Jonathan Harrison

NEW RELEASE: RRP $4.99 reduced to $0.99 until the 1st of August.

EDEN THRIVES WITHIN is a collection of poems of awareness from award-winning spiritual author J.M. Harrison.
Imagine a banquet of awareness where Eckhart Tolle meets English mystic William Blake, now add a sprinkle of Rumi and a dash of Zen’s Dōgen to the mix, and you’ll get a real sense of the universal content of these enlightening poems.

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