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Intuitions: Book of Poems
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99Intuitions Book of Poems is a book that took four years to write. I wrote this book after my mother passed. I hadn’t done any writing in twenty-two years. Once I started writing I wrote three books in ten years. Intuitions was one of the three conceived. I have a total of six books completed. I only write when I’m inspired.
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The Art Of Dying
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Much writing on the subject of death, dying, cancer, and grief is often sugar coated. That is understandable, considering the difficulty experienced by those dealing with it. However, in the process of grieving, it is essential to express, in often raw terms, how excruciating it is. Jere Truer, being both a therapist and a widower, worked through his grief via poetry and honesty, with the hope that these poems will validate others’ reality, give permission to bear down into grief and emerge on the other side of it.
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Reflections on Being Human
Price range: $3.99 through $27.99This special addition of Reflections on Being Human contains 150 exquisite poems, written by Dr. Nirander Safaya after his retirement from a brilliant scientific career. These poems portray the thrills and challenges of life and love in general and the saving grace of spiritual light and wisdom in particular.
The poems are divided into three thematic parts-Life, Love, and Light. The structured arrangement of poems followed in this book allows a coherently flowing exploration of human feelings, emotions, and aspirations, and of the human behavior; thus taking the readers through a panoramic journey of self-discovery. The verses are eloquent and evocative, with dazzling imagery that touch the senses and soul, delving into the pragmatic, romantic, and spiritual longings of human beings. These lucidly written verses reflect on, and expose, the secrets of achieving success in love, peace, and happiness.Positively uplifting and illuminating, Safaya’s poetic work is reminiscent of classical poetry, for it is deeply thought provoking about human nature and condition. Foreword Clarian Review wrote, “Reflections on Being Human works toward truth and self-actualization with many poems hinting at ultimate perfect unity …surprising imagery to uncommon and timeless effect.” Kirkus review remarked, “This earnest collection tackles serious questions…[c]onsiders the subject of love both abstractly and concretely.” An editor at iUniverse, A. Spencer, wrote, “these poems have a rare intellectual and spiritual depth as well as lyricism.”
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Words Of Expression
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99In her poem “The Lost Courage,” Tanya Marie Breaud exhibits the style and emotive voice that weaves its poignant way through Words of Expression, her first published collection of verse.
“Hear me when I cry at night,
be Mother’s arms that hold me tight.
Bring me up when I fall down,
Come to me when no one else is around. . .
Listen to the words that I speak,
give me courage when I’m scared and weak.”
With inspiration continuously evolving from her personal experience, Ms. Breaud delights her readers with poetry that tugs at their heartstrings while wringing out their disappointed, wet washcloths of heartache. From high-spirited enthusiasm to sad, distressing loneliness, these poems run the gamut of truth, longing, forgiveness, faith, and hope. Readers will surely find solace in this poet’s words, as well as the reassuring momentum to keep going in life, despite the obstacles placed before them.
In true spiritual observance, Tanya Marie Breaud confides in the Introduction to her book, “All the chances I never took, I’m now taking. For the longest time I have searched for a way to express myself. I finally found my way through Words of Expression.”
It is her hope that her readers will, too!
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The Big One: The First 52
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99The author examines the invaluable gift of time within the context of eternity, through the lenses of profound themes in the forms of storytelling and poetry. Employing urgency and directness, these poems encourage you to consider knowing Christ, and to make Him known, your priority. The command of The Great Commission dominates your thoughts more completely as you read and meditate on the truths confronted herein. From questions about the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace, to the importance of decision making and the potency of the blood of Jesus, The Big One uses a simple and straightforward style to convey a message of joy, faith, peace, and hope. The benefits of struggles in the life of the believer and the power of God’s love are conspicuous throughout. These discussions are centered not only on the eternal destiny of mankind, but also on the possibility of living successfully and abundantly in this life. The Big One flowed from a loving relationship between the author and his Savior and is a unique gift from God. These verses portray fundamental concepts in a lucid, unpretentious and honest manner. As you read, you will experience a magnetism which pulls you to the secret place of the Most High and propels you toward the real reason you are alive-to fear, obey, enjoy, and glorify God.
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UNTAMED: A Rich Collection of Freeform Poetry
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Readers who connect with fresh, vibrant and well-crafted poetry will enjoy these poems. Insightful, witty, profound and wide ranging, they speak in a variety of voices with clarity and strength.
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The Castalian Crave: A Collection of Poems
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99The Castalian Crave: A Collection of Poems, by Fletcher DeWolf, is worth far more than an hour of everyone’s time. Each poem is meant to be read, deciphered, and read again. The degree of this work’s depth will instill energy in the lackadaisical and offer serious contemplation to the erudite.
The freshness with which Mr. DeWolf delivers his messages intensifies the readers’ awareness of the inner recesses of our minds and the workings of our souls and hearts.
Multifaceted meanings result in an exquisite torture, forcing one to pause and consider while hungering for more.
Castalian Crave: A Collection of Poems is a book of epic proportions, bringing lovely rhymes to the times in which we live.
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Take Any Ship That Sails
Price range: $3.99 through $22.99This 5th book of Michele’s spans 45 years of writing poems and thousands of miles of geography. It is a selection of poems from when Michele was in her teens in Pennsylvania to recent poems inspired by the beautiful mountains and Mesas of New Mexico. There are poems from Monterey and Main counties, California. From times spent writing at Esalem in Big Sur. A few are from her time in Hawaii. They cover nature, love, art, and personal growth. There are some of free verse and classical form. Her favorite poets are many, including the sufi poets Rumi and Hafiz, the English and Irish poets, including Seamus Heaney. If you love poetry this is a book for you.
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Poetic Heaven or Hell
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99This book of poetry presents a thirty year collection of thoughts, both about life in the here and now and life in the hereafter. It shares the message of God’s forgiveness and seeks to awaken the spiritual beings in everyone.
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My Dad (Mr. P): THE POET AND HE DIDN’T KNOW IT
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Joseph L. Piranio is kind, loving, and a sincere person who loves his family. He always puts other people first. He can put a smile on anyone’s face. He would start a conversation with anyone. As for hobbies, he has lots. He would go fishing and race pigeons. His favorite one was singing Frank Sinatra’s song, “My Way!” in karaoke sessions. His on-circuit name was Mr. P. Everyone knew him as that. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He served in the Korean War. He worked as an electrician for Kansas City. He helped build projects like Worlds of Fun, the Kansas City International Airport, and Liberty Hospital. He has five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One of the things he is great at was writing down his thoughts as poems. He would teach his two sons to hunt and fish. Anyone who knows him knows family is very important to him in every way.
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The Beacon
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99Life sometimes takes us to task.
So we seek our knowledge from the past,
Only to learn that life is an ever changing path
that rolls us in and out of the shadows.
Like a captain of your ship a sail,
Without a Beacon, you’ll surely fail
To find your way upon the seas of life,
And run aground in tears and strife.
That’s why the Beacon came to be,
To shine its light on you and me,
And help guide us safely to shore,
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On the Way
Price range: $3.99 through $27.99When William (Dub) Brooks and George Sayre first met, they soon realized they shared a mutual love for Ireland’s northwest coast. One had a passion for writing verse. The other had a love of photography. They decided to spend a month together in Ireland viewing with their separate lenses and combining their views in this book. There were four driving mechanisms.
Most of us dream of taking a “time out” to go on a journey. Virgil and Dante come to mind.
The two authors have a yearning to see Ireland again but in a differing light. It would cover thirty-three days of grand effort and joyous exploration.
That prism being also enhanced by the frame of raw winter. Who knew a Nor’easter would blow through the island and captivate and intrigue the people in the grip of HY’s unique brand of cold? It certainly added flavor and character to the sojourn.
The basis of our journey was threefold.
One was to capture the powerful hues and chromas of Ireland. No other land hosts such verdancy.
The second was to trace the various and sundry foot paths of W. B. Yates, writer after the Irish manner, romantic and modernist, dramatist, poet, and passionate believer who proclaimed Ireland’s wondrous brand of seeing and expression.
Dromahair (Lough Gill), Drumcliff, and Sligo being our northwestern home base.
Lastly we wanted to follow and appreciate the establishments and creative works of St. Cohlumncille, artist and author of Celtic Christian communities and hand-drawn books from the sixth century CE.
We hope that our journey inspires your own freeing journey of the heart that allows each of us to realize and to expand our inner horizons and to liberate our souls’ deep desire to see. -
Poetry for the Soul: Plus Satire
Price range: $11.99 through $18.99God’s spirit can fill our very soul;
We are restored, and love reigns whole.
God blesses freedom and allows you to choose,
But those who steal freedom are destined to lose.
Bad thoughts from the past can be banished at last. Then your heart is set free to be all you can be.
What you think is what you feel.
Emotions are but mirrors real.
The Lord will protect better than ever we can,
For even in the worst of times, He can perfect His plan.
What sets this collection apart is McPhee’s versatility as a poet. Each poem is a testimony to her ability to seamlessly transition between introspective messages and razor-sharp wit….Yet beneath the humor lies a deep sense of compassion and understanding, reminding us that laughter can be a powerful tool for introspection and growth.
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The Polka Dot Chair
Price range: $3.99 through $22.99Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Michele Heeney found her outlook changed when the ’60s lured her to San Francisco.
Californian for many years after that, she also lived in Marin and Monterey Counties–as well as on Maui–before moving to New Mexico. She now makes her home in the town of Cochiti Lake on the Cochiti Pueblo reservation south of Santa Fe.
Besides writing poetry, her loves include bicycling, shopping at thrift stores, and photography, which she began underwater in her years as a scuba diver.
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My Paper Children
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99A book of photos and poems by Michele Heeney spanning 45 years, from the mountains of Western Pennsylvania to the sixties in San Francisco and beyond. It includes photos and poems from West Africa, Mexico, Hawaii, the central coast of California and New Mexico.
