These 20 incredibly talented and ambitious poets self-published their poetry collections and have begun to make a name for themselves. Not everyone cares to become famous, but everyone wants representation for their passions and hardworking! Everyone interested in reading, writing, or performing poetry should take that leap and create their own book. Be the master of your destiny!
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Embark on a profound exploration of the human experience with “Poetic Whispers of the Soul,” a captivating collection of diverse literary works. From introspective poetry to heartfelt prose, these evocative titles weave a tapestry of emotions, dreams, and untold stories. Discover the beauty of unspoken love and the power of self-discovery.
This book tells story of the changes with friendship and family that come with growing up, her struggle with depression, and of her home and roommates on Hoodview Drive.
There’s someone out there you can’t talk to anymore, but there may be words left unspoken. If you could write a letter to them- that someone you love, have loved, or want to love- what would you say?
Gabrielle G. depicts different love stories from the initial spark to the last heartbreak and writes in verses the heartache we’ve all been through.
With the rise of anti-Semitism, extremism, political polarization, mass shootings, the fraying of Black-Jewish-Asian alliances, and the loss of personal connections during the age of Covid, where is God, and how can we find the joy and wonder in our lives?
Hold What Makes You Whole is a 200-page compilation of jazz, Blackness, self care, fatherhood, Star Wars, social justice, music, and memory.
A collection of poems that tackles topics ranging from family to love and relationships to social injustices. Fanta uses rhymes and metaphors to talk about deep issues as they pertain to her and her experiences.
Following the unique anatomy of a river, it swells with loss and grief, carries readers through the winding pathways of self-discovery and healing, dances with the sacred waters of transformation and motherhood, and finally merges into a glistening sea of love and triumph.
Though richly different, the stories-about family, about our fragile planet, about the ways loss takes its inevitable toll-together relate a single human story.
This is my offering to the heart and soul of the reader: Some warmth for the winter wind, a light that can be held in the palm of your hands
This collection casts a raw, unflinching stare into one man’s personal abyss-a powerful search for purpose in a life torn asunder by tragedy and loss, and an inspiring chronicle of the discovery of self-love.
Little Dancers is a deeply personal yet whimsical poetry collection that illuminates the many forms of heartache through childlike perspectives.
A grown-up bedtime story for anyone having trouble sleeping, feeling anxious, or going through a difficult time.
NIGHT HAG speaks of femininity through the eternal mouth of Lilith, the first woman.
Thought-provoking, meditative, as well as lighthearted, the poems tell the story of a teen who is struggling to understand herself and her place in a rapidly changing world and society.
We are the only beings on earth who intrinsically wonder about our own end. But is there a way to elicit more elegant, gentle questions? Maybe something finer can be imparted.
As KB navigates burning issues of love, identity, race, and enforced gender, bearing witness to how intimacy can be a battleground, a declared truce, or an Eden, How to Identify Yourself with a Wound is never less than compelling and absorbing.
I could tell you this is a book on healing on breakups on make-ups on first dates and heartaches. I could say, “this is every word I wish I had said and a few I’d give anything to take back.”
African American, Cabo Verdean/Wampanoag/Ioway all converge in Jewelle Gomez’s exquisite collection of poetry that explores the legacies of family heritage, history, and identity.
Inhale grief and exhale gratitude in twenty-three poems that encompass what caring might look like in its many forms.
This uplifting book is more than a mere collection of poetic musings, it serves as a powerful tool of self-love and personal transformation that belongs on every fierce soul’s bookshelf–or better yet, on their nightstand for their daily dose of inspiration each time they rise.
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