Poetry
Convenient Amnesia by Donald Vincent
Donald Vincent’s Convenient Amnesia stands as a work of art of orality and temporality in the prospering oeuvre that is his poetic showground. The verse pervades the pain and agony of blacks and depicts certain restrictions imposed on them.
Bubbles . . . Up! by Jacqueline Davies
An amusing and refreshing picture book expressing the pleasure of a swimming pool with friends and family.
Simona: A Celebration of the SPCA By Chad Norman
This book of poems is a themed one dedicated to the rescuing of a cat named, Simona. While living in Truro, Norman and his family chose to add a pet to their lives. As many rescued pets are apt to do, the cat chose them as her new mates. The cat in turn became Norman’s muse.
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The Incense(d) Heart By Maha Zimmo
Although the subtitles of this new poetry collection from Maha Zimmo might indicate a very light fluffy book of poems, this is exactly a book of poetry that is not anywhere near greeting card verse sweetness.
An Everyday Thing by Nancy Richardson
A sparkling collection embodying truth through the influence of moral profundity rested in the themes of poems.
Even the Smallest Will Grow by Lita Judge
Scintillating, radiant, inspiring and exquisite can be the only words to describe the latest children's poetic collection Even the Smallest Will Grow by Lita Judge. No doubt the poet is adept in portraying her magnificent imaginations interwoven with the most inspiring poems.
“The Beasts that Guide Us Home From Memory” By Sean Lause
Sean Lause is a professor of English at Rhodes State College with widely published poems and several Pushacart Prize nominations. With the poems in this collection, it’s easy to see why is work is so well accepted.
Licorice by Liz Bruno
Licorice, a vivid womanly poetic collection by Liz Bruno interlaced with sorrowful and perceptive events is quite remarkable and magnificent throughout the book.
“Crop Circles” By William Heyen
From the opening line of the very first poem in this new collection by William Heyen you know you’re in for something different.
Dear Treefrog by Joyce Sidman
Dear Treefrog, the latest poetry picture book of Joyce Sidman, reveals beautiful glimpses of a young girl’s life who moves into a new home in a new place where she encounters a tree frog among the tangled green leaves and gets attached to him at the first glance. The illustration work by Diana Sudyka is undoubtedly stellar and will be loved by the children.