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Six-Line Stanza: Volume One    by Jake Sullivan
Price: Free! 2670 words. Published on July 17, 2011. .

This is the first volume of poetry in this style, with a total of fifty-eight poems. These poems, although short, are direct and to the point. Every copy bears the author's signature, personalizing each one. The cover image is also an original piece by the author, taken in downtown NYC. There are many more original works to come. Enjoy the art, and support the arts. Thank You, Jake Sullivan
My Body: New and Selected Poems    by Joan Larkin
Price: $9.99 USD. 16170 words. Published by Hanging Loose Press on July 22, 2011. .

For nearly 40 years, Joan Larkin has written poems that stake out a territory of relentless self-examination, taking on love and death, family and sexuality in a voice that is unsentimental, ruthless and clear-eyed....My Body: New and Selected Poems gathers generous samplings from Larkin's three previous collections, as well as a substantial array of new material.
So Far    by Elise Lyons
Price: Free! 2010 words. Published on August 9, 2011. .

Poetry and brief reflections on life, love, and moments. People, events, and emotions mark moments that we will remember for years to come, even when we wish we could forget. But these moments shape us into the people we are now and the people we will eventually become. These are some of my moments.
The Poets Are Dead?    by A. Jarrell Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 5470 words. Published on August 26, 2011. .

Part tribute to the dead, part celebration of the poetry of life, part affirmation of the god within us all, part homage to our eternal spirit.
When Among Painted Icons    by Sistra Kristova
Price: $1.49 USD. 5150 words. Published on March 13, 2012. .

This book contains 82 poems offering brief reflections on the Gospels, Gospel-inspired social concerns, and the author's personal life as a Roman Catholic sister. The author names the 20th-century German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a major influence on her writing for this collection. A study guide is included to aid both personal reflection and discussion in reading circles and book clubs.
Plum    by Stan Grimes
Price: Free! 2190 words. Published on May 13, 2012. .

The belief that everything happens for a reason just might be wrong. Perhaps some things happen serendipitously like walking into the street and being hit by a car, or walking into the street and not being hit by a car. It’s not always guided by some finger appearing out of the sky and with a deep Charlton Heston voice saying, “Don’t walk into the street!” Sometimes an ant is crushed...
Sisyphean Modernity    by Keller Lambert
Price: $3.99 USD. 4910 words. Published on May 14, 2012. .

This book of poetry is my third collection, composed in a time period of about four months. My stylistic voice is sporadic and varying, because I follow my subconscious. My poetry interweaves the concepts of Romanticism, Modernism, and post modernism free verse and rhyme. Similar poetic styles to my writing are Lord Byron, Keats, Plath, Hughes, Shelley, and Robert Frost.