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Em Flores de alvenaria o autor nos lança nas calçadas do subúrbio e descortina um universo muitas vezes invisível por meio de textos, ora em verso, ora em prosa, sobre os mais variados temas: educação, negritude, liberdade, sexo, empatia. Com apresentação do cantor e compositor Chico César, a obra traz diálogos, relembra a situação da periferia em outras épocas e conta com poemas que costumam ser declamados na Cooperifa, evento criado pelo poeta que transformou um bar de Taboão da Serra em um evento cultural.

Maya Bernstein's debut volume presents poems rigorously composed and delicately honed. It reveals the sensitive spirit and sharp mind of a mature speaker exploring the gaping space between the infinitude of the divine and the finite nature of human existence.

there was presence in the stillness/and stillness in a constant state of transience/where inner and outer worlds were shaped and traced/by the fading echoes of a single breath left behind/a memoir of moments lingering far and wide

These verses twist trauma and grief into self-loving peace, a therapy cushion of words and doodle artwork. Come feel the dark so we can see the light again.

From National Poetry Series winner MaKshya Tolbert, a "startlingly original debut" (Maggie Millner) that meanders toward possibilities of arboreal relief among entanglements of place, property, and urban planning in Charlottesville, Virginia Shade is a place meanders east–west along...

In Mi'kmaw, three similarly shaped words have drastically different meanings: kesalul means "I love you"; kesa'lul means "I hurt you"; and ke'sa'lul means "I put you into the fire." In spoken-word artist and critically acclaimed author (I'm Finding My Talk) Rebecca Thomas's first poetry collection, listeners will feel Thomas's deep love, pain, and frustration as she holds us all to task, along the way mourning the loss of her childhood magic, exploring the realities of growing up off reserve, and offering up a new Creation Story for Canada.

The female body is so uniquely designed that each part mentally, physically, and spiritually intertwines. There is a connection between your womb, which houses life, and your creativity. As you venture into this book, expect to be enlightened, healed, refreshed, and set free. A free woman is therefore able to help set others free, so they can walk in their purpose and regain their passion for living.

A book about contemporary American experience reflects on people and their experience of the natural and built environment. Scenes in the forest to library restrooms, migrant workers picking strawberries and reflections on the search for God, Sunday school teachers and children, dealing with obesity and strokes all find a place in this diverse collection about American society at the beginning of the 21st century.

The poems in this book are designed to inspire the listener to see Christ and let them know that with Christ, all things are possible. Finding that inner peace while fighting loneliness when it appears peace is nowhere to be found. Making God the focus in your loneliness will give you that peace. Finding the spiritual courage to lead your team when it appears the world is falling apart around you. We should all be Aiming to Reach The Inner Self (A-R-T-I-S). Let the battle begin!

Harbour Grids is a long poem in four parts that investigates ideas of community and belonging. Beginning as a meditation on the surface of New York Harbor, the poem radiates outward through issues of labor, location, history, belonging, and subjectivity. How do we experience our complex relations to the world we live in?