Books tagged: contemporary poetry

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Unexpected Light - poems of C.E. Chaffin    by C. E. Chaffin
Price: $5.00 USD. 18140 words. Published by Cyberwizard Productions on December 6, 2009. .

Dr. Chaffin has been writing poetry that touches the heart for many years. This book is a collection of his poems written between 1998 and 2008, and explores such subjects as sunset on a California coast, the death of his daughter, the pain of depression (and healing from it), and other subjects that we all are intimately familiar with.
Porcelain    by Jess C Scott
Price: $2.99 USD. 40370 words. Published on June 21, 2010. .

A collection of both new and previously published short stories, poems, and essays, by author/artist/non-conformist, Jess C Scott. Porcelain offers a personal draft of the author’s navigation through a world that is fantastical, offbeat, ironic, unexpected, and true.
Twilight Ponderings, Midnight Musings    by D.G. Gass
Price: $0.99 USD. 4060 words. Published on January 1, 2011. .

A compilation of thirty six, mainly free verse, poems and musings of love, heartache and helplessness, born out of loving a person with chronic depression.
Liquid Words    by Arthur Weil
Price: $1.99 USD. 18270 words. Published on January 3, 2011. .

'Liquid Words' is Arthur Weil's ninth book of poetry. His writings here deal with happiness, nature, philosophy, love, and aging, among other topics. These are lighthearted, witty poems that reveal the passions of the human heart. Titles include, "I'm So Lucky, "Where Did My Libido Go?", and "The Vacuum of Silence."
Daylight Dreams    by Tiffany Fulton
Price: $2.99 USD. 9610 words. Published on January 4, 2011. .

This is a vivid collection of poetry covering a range of emotional trials in the span of one year. These were written in the poet's third year of college.
Poems People Like    by Charles Rossiter
Price: Free! 940 words. Published on January 26, 2011. .

This small collection is made up of poems that have been praised by experienced poets and editors, and at the same time are appreciated by people who don’t normally read a lot of poetry or go to poetry readings. The e-reader with its small portable size just might be an ideal way to access poems like these that speak to everyday experiences and can make a person stop and think and maybe wonder.
Meditations on Frank Lloyd Wright and Lakeside Meditations    by Charles Rossiter
Price: $1.00 USD. 1100 words. Published on February 26, 2011. .

These Meditations are exactly what the word implies, brief poetic statements that encourage contemplation.
Things we once loved    by Phillip Overton
Price: $0.99 USD. 3770 words. Published on March 9, 2011. .

Things we once loved is a collection of poetry from author Phillip Overton spanning the earlier years of his career. Covering traditional rhyme, non-rhyme and Australian bush verse, this collection of 24 carefully selected poems explores a reflective and nostalgic look at our not-so-distant past.
I'd Rather Make Lemonade    by Alice Ouellette
Price: $2.99 USD. 6560 words. Published on March 21, 2011. .

The old cliche which says, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” inspired the title and is woven into the themes of these poems. Much beauty can be added to the realities of life by one's attitude just like the sugar that makes a bunch of bitter lemons taste like a sweet drink.
This Old House    by Ben Birdy
Price: $1.49 USD. 960 words. Published by Fiero Publishing  on May 16, 2011. .

Andrew and his parents desperately need a house, but every one they examine feels mean-spirited and wrong. Until Andrew hears a house call to him...