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Look We Have Coming to Dover! is the most acclaimed debut collection of poetry published in recent years as well as one of the most relevant and accessible. Nagra, whose parents came to England from the Punjab in the 1950s, draws on both English and Indian English traditions to tell stories of alienation, assimilation, aspiration and love, from a stowaway's first footprint on Dover Beach to the disenchantment of subsequent generations.

Filled with wisdom and encouragement, every moment of this audiobook is a testament to the power of words, and the impact they can have on the relationships you build with others. And most importantly, the one you have with yourself. Lang Leav captures the intricacies of emotions like few others...

A thoughtful collection of poems, Taking a Look Around is a broad yet compact sweep of the author's, Gabriel Anthony Lopez, travels and experiences worldwide. The author reminisces about his travels. So, with a hint of nostalgia, adventure, and open-mindedness, here is Taking a Look Around.

A Look Inside: Sonnets, Quatrains, Pantoums and Other Poems, offers short descriptions of many styles of poetry, followed by original poems inspired by each of these styles. The author shows us that anything can be the seed of creativity needed to tell a story and share thoughts and opinions. Through writing, we can explore our own point-of-view, or imagine being someone or something else, and wondering how they think and feel.

The master completion of poetry from author T. Crawford Crawford. Featuring Lilith, Golden Caskets, and additional unreleased poems.

Out of My Mind by Miki Conn is a collection of poems spanning 50 years of writing and observing everyday life. Conn's poetic debut, Out of My Mind is autobiographical and divided into five sections: Kitchen Wisdom, Love Found and Lost, People Watching, Death's Front Steps and True Religion. Each section reflects on the beauty, challenges, emotions and spirituality of everyday life. Miki is an artist, poet, storyteller, community organizer, grandmother and Priest of Oshun in the Yoruba Religious tradition, who expresses her life experiences through her creativity.

This debut poetry collection from acclaimed novelist Farzana Doctor is both an intimate deep dive and a humorous glance at the tumultuous decade of her forties. Through crisp and vivid language, Doctor explores mid-life breakups and dating, female genital cutting, imprints of racism and misogyny, and the oddness of sex and love, and urges us to take a second look at the ways in which human relationships are never what we expect them to be.

This audiobook includes 51 classic and contemporary poems dealing with eternity, including priorities; the march of time; dust unto dust; life as a passageway; heaven, hell, and purgatory; immortality; and the end of the world.

This audiobook includes 53 classic and contemporary poems about growing up and growing old, including poems related to generations, puberty, middle age, looking back, aging, waiting for death, and mortal illness.

Barbie Robinson is a Canberra, Australia-based arts advocate, artist, and poet whose practice encompasses writing, photography, design, event management, radio presentation/production, and arts marketing. That Looks on Tempests: Thoughts on the Nature of Love is her third solo work of poetry and the first to be published by For Pity Sake. The work is highly personal, created as part of Barbie’s "Gratitude Project" after a life-saving stem-cell transplant.

This audiobook includes 27 classic and contemporary poems about war and peace, covering glory; soldiers; casualties; futility; and bystanders.

This audiobook includes 36 poems about writing, art, and poetry, including poems about language; reading; writing; poetry; ars poetica; and art.

In this audiobook, poets look at choices.

The Flaws in Our Teen is a collection of poems that brings the experiences of the teenage years into focus. This book will coerce you to think deeply, empathize, smile, reflect with joy, or cringe; some pieces will even draw a tear or two as you journey through these poems. Sasha Davis and R. A. bentinck balance the challenges, triumphs, and resilience of this universal stage in life in a refreshing and inspiring way.

Jubilate in Despair is a poetic journey into the mind of author Terry James as he explores his thoughts and emotions from his troubled past brought on by years of being bullied by his peers during elementary and high school. The haikus and free-form poetry gives the listener a window into mixed emotions, self-hate, low self-esteem, contempt, and sorrow of the author during school and his early twenties.

Diana dedicates herself to advancing people’s journeys from functional to fantastical through mindset pivot techniques. Dotting the “i” by choice, not by chance, became Diana’s mantra while breaking new ground toward the future of personal transformation. Diana’s innate creativity is well-reflected in her debut book, where she discloses a part of her soul in creating a manifesto on self-love. On the LookOUT: For the Better Half is an invitation for a mindful journey toward the authentic self through the lenses of romantic relationships.

Black Woman Speaks: Why Nobody Look At Me is a poem detailing the experience and lack of support a Black woman receives after elevating in her career.