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  • A Melancholy Whirlwind Romance

    Movement as Poetry
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    Serving as a poetic score to the movement of life, A Melancholy Whirlwind Romance: Movement as Poetry is a poignant collection borne from the deepest depths of the human heart and the highest heights of the human ego. In these tender yet fierce...


  • Omertà

    A Mafia Family
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    In a Mafia crime family, loyalty is everything, and snitches get stitches. Omertà is a code of silence; keeping it means protection, but the danger is real and unpredictable. This collection of heartfelt poems takes a deep dive into how growing...


  • A Poetry Gift

    A Thought, a Poem, a Highway
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    A branch of life, I walk along The limb of this tree, crooked and long A Poetry Gift is a collection of poems about life, nature, and the human condition. It’s intended to make people smile, and bring a little bit of inspiration and happiness to...


  • SURVIVE.

    I woke before I broke
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    The cyclical journey between dark and light is one that survivors know well. SURVIVE examines this journey, the fight for one’s life with a focus on internal healing, unlearning damaging patterns, practising self-compassion, and transcending...


  • Love Snacks

    Let's have a poetry party!!
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    “Life is like a great wedding reception, it all starts by saying hello many, many times; soon we become friends…” Love Snacks is a banquet of poems, stories, and songs waiting to engage you in family memories and story-telling. So gather your...


  • The Nature of Humans

    Personal Growth through Poetry
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    The Nature of Humans: Personal Growth through Poetry chronicles a poet’s journey; one of self-discovery, and one from criticism, and judgement to compassion and kindness toward the self and others. A journey that unfolds from inner reflection to...


  • Owl in a Towel

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    What’s so special about a towel, you ask?! Meet Owl: a genderless, preschool-aged bird from an interspecies family with a flair for multi-functional fabric! As the young owlet shows us how to think ‘beyond the bath’, one would incorrectly assume...


  • Creative Words

    Poetic Reflections on Creativity, Creation, and the Power of Words
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    Words can describe reality, but they are also capable of creating new purposes, behaviors, shapes, and meanings. The poems in Creative Words are a part of the author’s own search for something expansive and deep in our relationship with God, the...


  • Companions on a Journey

    Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
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    Life takes us down various roads, with many fellow travellers passing us along the way. Some will accompany us on our journey, helping or hindering our progress. At other times, when life seems like a lonely trek, trust that the great Helper has...


  • Hard As Diamond, Soft As Silk

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    Fifty spectacular, fresh, and deeply emotional Poems and Short Stories invite you to delve further within these pages. Lorna Marie Hawkins has masterfully crafted diverse Poems and Short Stories that depict her own life experiences and poetic...