Poetry
MARY BARNET: CONTEMPORARY AMERICANA BY A MATURE ARTIST
The New American: Selected Poems is an intelligent work by Mary Barnet, with illustrations by Richard E. Schiff (www.RichardSchiff.com). The title of this collection of poetry describes the book quite aptly. In my view, it represents the tradition of Amer
SHIRLEY BOLSTOK - Impassioned Soul: a courageous first book
Impassioned Soul is a courageous first book by a talented author. Shirley Bolstok boldly takes up many aspects of life, personal development and human evolution without preaching ... and without cynicism or bitterness. Particularly moving are her poems ab
AZsacra ZARATHUSTRA - The Lotuses of Evil
The publication of The Lotuses of Evil by AZsacra ZARATHUSTRA reveals extraordinary power of imagination and originality. As a poetic artist, AZsacra ZARATHUSTRA feels that 17 syllable is not mandatory for haiku. The poet forges new measures to unravel l
Mary Barnet - The New American: Selected Poems
Mary Barnet's The New American, a collection of poems with illustrations by her husband Richard E. Schiff, reveals that Barnet is a poet of supreme poetic genius. We find melody and perfect finish in her poems:
Adam Donaldson Powell's Collected Poems and Stories
Adam Donaldson Powell's Collected Poems and Stories contains a number of outstanding poems having "exquisite variety and varied exquisiteness". In this collection, Powell reveals an incomparable craftsmanship proved by his classifying the poems into four
TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME: The Saturday Afternoon Poets
TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME is a remarkable collection of poems by Sal Amico M.Buttaci and Paul Juszcyk, two very distinguished names associated with
The publication of Honolulu poet Kirby Wright's Before The City...
The publication of Honolulu poet Kirby Wright's Before The City, a collection of poems and prose poems, reveals ample power of imagination and originality. As a poetic artist, Wright is never superfluous. For example, we may take these lines to illustrate
Diana Rubin's A Gathered Meadow
Diana Rubin's A Gathered Meadow includes several of her award-winning poems, and also poems titled "Emily Dickinson", "Edna Vincent Millay", "Amelia Earhart", "Edith Wharton". No doubt, the poet reveals a capacity for strong and genuine emotion. The follo
No Nukes - A Poet's Theological Odyssey of Lament Regarding The Elimination of Nukes From Earth
No Nukes is an awesome book of poems consisting of 66 pages with a glossary. This excellent book sets the stage for the elimination of nuclear weapons from our world. The book is divided into various sections: the first contains narrative poems, the seco
Cracks in the Mirror
Cracks in the Mirror is an exceptional book of poems consisting of a variety of poetry styles and forms with a unique tone of articulation by Jan Oskar Hansen. This recent 2009 issue has some connections to a very serious yet humorous poem in his 2008 pub