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the new black, by Evie Shockley
Jan.17.2011
Smart, grounded, and lyrical, Evie Shockley’s the new black integrates powerful ideas about “blackness,” past and present, through the medium of beautifully crafted verse. the new black sees our racial past inevitably shaping our contemporary moment, but struggles to remember and reckon with the...
Ms Militancy
Dec.04.2010
In Ms Militancy Meena Kandasamy stands myths on their heads in highly experimental poems, which critic and poet K. Satchidanandan says, “shock and sting the readers until they are provoked into rethinking the ‘time-honoured’ traditions and entrenched hierarchies at work in contemporary society”. “...
Karma by Lisa Albinger
Nov.19.2010
Twenty pages of political poetry by Anthony Frame, plus an introduction in verse by Jim Daniels. Includes poems previously published in Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, Perigee, Diverse Voices Quarterly and other literary journals.
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Aug.30.2010
Summary: Poetry is an evolutional process, a reflection of the human mind. Every person goes through life and changes on a regular basis. That is exactly what Five Years and Counting is about.  Cendrine Marrouat, the author, has regrouped five years of poetry and arranged her pieces according to...
Security
Aug.27.2010
“Linda K. Sienkiewicz takes on the grittier human topics: children gone to war or astray, our violent selves, the sometimes “dearth of noble natures” and intrepidly rearranges the disaligned, awakening us with poetry that sings out and takes no prisoners.” – Dorianne Laux, Facts about the Moon,...
Electric Thoughts: songs of the heart - from the heart
Jul.26.2010
Small pocket-book collection of poetry that contains verses and thoughts of the author - Shethy Luve Stuckey. The poems in this collection are suitable for all readers, both young and old.
LISTEN
Jul.14.2010
“Listen”, takes a reader deep into the conscientious of the socially, economically, and culturally challenged of the world. Confronting the communal stigmas of not fitting in, “LISTEN” is a first person journey into the poignant lives of those who fail to flourish in today’s society.  In this...
ONE DAY
Jul.14.2010
Using the richest of language, ONE DAY highlights the complexities facing mankind today. Writing in first person the author opens avenues of understanding by becoming the voice of the people behind the story. From the chains of slavery to the horrors of abuse, from the terror of the battlefield, to...
ONE DAY
Jul.14.2010
Using the richest of language, ONE DAY highlights the complexities facing mankind today. Writing in first person the author opens avenues of understanding by becoming the voice of the people behind the story. From the chains of slavery to the horrors of abuse, from the terror of the battlefield, to...
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Jul.14.2010
            Down Sara Jane Road is a tale of forbidden young love.