Pity the poet who writes of salt ponds and claw marks on beech trees without the requisite natural-world familiarity. Better: pity her reader. There is no doubt that Dede Cummings’s hiking boots have suffered the ravages of Vermont... Read More

Dipped in acetate, these poems strip Detroit of any pretense and offer a flawless lesson in descriptive concision. But Rowing Inland delights because of Jim Daniels’s storytelling skills—a chronicle of incidents and anecdotes... Read More

A sense of fun and musical exuberance permeates these poems about embracing “the now.” In "Zarg", the collected poems of Sam Muldoon, the poet explores themes of spirituality, mindfulness, antimaterialism, and romantic love in verses... Read More

"Good for All" is Christian poetry that expands upon ideas and concepts frequently found in praise music. Kennedy Muitherero’s Good for All: Poetry of the Christian Faith offers poems that consider a wide range of Christian ideas.... Read More

"From My Heart to Your Heart" is beautifully suited for those looking for a poetry collection with Christian leanings. Alicia G. Smith-Mackall’s collection "From My Heart to Your Heart" is a spiritual journey that moves between poems... Read More

This unique, playful book of poetry dances between poetic forms with skill. In Words of a Feather: The Mystic Musings of a Medical Man, JFW Ndikum uses his perspective as a medical doctor to inform poetic themes, which results in a... Read More

A Cup of Roses is a short-story anthology full of charming and refreshing new voices. A Cup of Roses: Stories by 8 Writers, edited by Fiona Gold Kroll, is a vibrant collection of short stories exploring the diversity of Jewish life and... Read More

While it picks apart the human condition, Sully’s volume also takes time to put it back together. Pierre Edens Sully makes a strong entrance with his first volume of poetry, "Beauty of Morality". In the collection, current social... Read More