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The Girl on the Hill	by Alenka Co April 21, 2012	Free!	11197 words	Read a sample
a collection of poems and essays written over the years , mainly in Tasmania while living in the hills of Yarlington Tiers
Author bio: Alenka Co is an uncommon name for an uncommon lady. She moves through life with a quiet grace and beauty that is a reflection of her deep love of dance but not a formal disciplined dance, a natural carefree spirit moved by music and emotions, a love that she has shared with thousands of children over the years and an uninhibited natural grace that , I believe , is seen in the many thousands of photos I have taken of her over our life time together. To the outside world she is often seen as a quiet private person but I have been privlileged to see the wild abandoned passionate side also , this is a woman who lives and feels life on a very deep level, moved by the simplest things and a champion of the downtrodden. Angered and outspoken when confronted by injustice or cruelty, critical of the callous and uncaring world of politicians and any others She despises false compliments and flattery but sincerity and honesty are her most treasured prizes, cannot abide fools but shows compassion and tolerance and concern for those less fortunate or gifted , again seen in her quiet manner when working with children. Her love of literature is reflected both in her insatiable appetite for books and constant search for quality writing and writers and her unrelenting critical assessment of her own work. Writing does not come easily in the sense that near enough is never good enough for her own work it must be right , it must feel and move with the grace and beauty of life as she knows and values it , to flow from point to point ,idea to idea and as naturally as water flows. All her words are chosen, examined and placed carefully often being pulled out and replaced if they jar , revised and rewritten time and again until it is "right" Her love for life , words and movement is reflected in her writing. Her wish in offering her novels is not wealth or fame but to share this love of words as she shared her love for dance with so many so she wishes to share her worlds of people and stories she has created, the characters are her children , her world as it should be but also with all the tragedy, humour, love and passion that exsits in her real world It is an impossible task to describe a person as complex as Alenka in these few words I will finish by saying she admires modesty and is very self-effacing and abhors and detests bragaddacio and the modern idea of selp promotion of getting out there and selling your work and yourself ,public speaking would terrify her if it was for her own benefit yet I know she can stand and talk for others easily, which is why I have to write this for her. "my works should survive or fall on their own merits not on my ability to sell them and myself" Alenka loves natural and real and hates fake and contrived I think it shows in her writing So in the end you the reader are to be the judge and jury of her work, its worth Ron Co email: alenkaco2012@gmail.com
Poems 4	by Peter Rehard Feb. 12, 2012	Free!	3938 words	Read a sample
A collection of poems
Author bio: A person that writes stories If you read one of my stories, when you find an error (if you have the time or care) email me what book and chapter it is in, so I can change it. Peterrehard@gmail.com
Pointing Home	by Mark Cormier July 06, 2011	You set the price!	3493 words	Sample 40%
Pointing Home is a collection of poems from the front. The front encompasses not only that which is a combat zone but the collateral space that is everywhere else particularly that which lies within our own hearts.
Author bio: Mark Cormier lives and works in San Francisco, CA.
Dark Matter	by Curtis Ackie April 05, 2012	Free!	2524 words	Read a sample
Curtis Ackie is a young British-born novelist, short story writer and sometime poet, based in Zagreb, Croatia. His fiction is primarily concerned with the magic of dreams as escapism. Dark Matter is his captivating collection of spellbound poetry.
Author bio: Curtis Ackie is a young British-born novelist, short story writer and sometime poet, based in Zagreb, Croatia. His fiction is primarily concerned with the magic of dreams as escapism.
A Dream Inside A Dream of A Dreamers Dream	by Jesse & Ladeshia Parker March 23, 2010	Free!	355 words	Read a sample
In the mist of fighting a war, A Dreamer Dreams of the love of his life.
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The Rambling Continues	by Robert Ghost July 29, 2010	Free!	863 words	Read a sample
WARNING: ADULT CONTENT This book would be considered the second half to â€œto say the leastâ€ it is also a bunch of weird thoughts written during a time when i was smoking marijuana. ENJOY!
Author bio: The connotative meaning of the name Robert is â€œbright fameâ€, and Ghost comes from the German word â€œGeistâ€, meaning â€œspiritâ€. At first glance, one can easily understand that this individual lives up to his namesake: whimsical, impish charm; a knack for strange and dark humor; and an adventurous spirit. He also has an attractive quality in his personality that draws you in for a second take. During the second take, and possible third, it becomes clear that his creativity has no bounds, and neither do his mercurial abilities, nor his thirst for experience. He is an artist by every definition of the word, and well-rounded from his experiences in the performing arts and his life in general (for a list of accomplishments, please see his resume). It should also be noted that he is an aficionado of all things paranormal, philosophical, scientific, and analytical. All of Robertâ€™s convictions are deep and strong, and they are based upon countless hours of research and contemplation. Written by: Robert (Hobbes) Deutsch Jr. â€œTalent will take you to the top, but character will keep you there.â€ --Robert Ghost
Poems People Like	by Charles Rossiter Jan. 26, 2011	Free!	945 words	Read a sample
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 donâ€™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.
Author bio: Charlie Rossiter, NEA Fellowship recipient and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, hosts the audio website poetrypoetry.com. He is the author of four books of poetry and numerous chapbooks. His work has been featured on NPR, and at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in NJ. He was among a handful of poets chosen to perform at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2005. His latest book, is All Over America: Road Poems, (FootHills Publications, 2009). He also authored The Night We Danced With the Raelettes, a memoir in poetry of his college days in the late 1960â€™s (FootHills, 2007). For more info: www.charlierossiter.com
this isnt a story	by anthony domanski Nov. 15, 2011	Free!	82 words	Read a sample
this is a true story about me trying to make it in my life as poet nothing more then a poet that yeah know it.
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Pieces of My Heart	by Stevie Seber Dec. 31, 2011	Free!	3743 words	Read a sample
Pieces of My Heart is a collection of original poetry that I've written recently; some of it is cheerful and happy, some dark and brooding.
Author bio: I started writing in elemetary school and began writing novels in middle school, by high school I was writing romance novels and recently have started to experiment with writing erotic romance and paranormal romance, which I hope to publish here.
Poetic Reflections	by Stevie Seber Feb. 03, 2012	Free!	4553 words	Read a sample
Poetic Reflections is a collection of my original poetry. It contains some of my most heart-felt and light-hearted works.
Author bio: I started writing in elemetary school and began writing novels in middle school, by high school I was writing romance novels and recently have started to experiment with writing erotic romance and paranormal romance, which I hope to publish here.
Connundrum	by Will Ashford Feb. 10, 2012	Free!	1112 words	Read a sample
collection of free-verse poems
Author bio: I'm just a writer form New York doing what he loves.. Check me out!!!!!!
Egypt's Light	by Alfred D. Byrd Oct. 21, 2011	Free!	3273 words	Read a sample
Relive the mystery and the magic of Ancient Egypt. Witness the creation of the Gift of the Nile amid the primeval waters and the struggle of the gods to bring kingship to the land. Follow the triumphs and the tragedies of Pharaohs, priests, and people as they built wonders that dazzle us today -- wonders of which only ruins remain. Relive a life that will dazzle the world as long as humans endure.
Author bio: I'm a graduate of Hazel Park High School, Hazel Park MI, and I've earned a B. S. in Medical Technology at Michigan State University and an M. S. in Microbiology at the University of Kentucky. My interests are Christian theology and history, Civil War history, science fiction, and fantasy. I've published a number of works, in prose or in epic verse, on these subjects. A number of my works are available from Amazon and other major on-line book distributors. I've also sold four short stories or novellas to science fiction or fantasy anthologies.
Adultery's Ashes	by M.I. Krupenich Dec. 05, 2009	You set the price!	186 words	Sample 50%
Reflections of a woman scarred by her former husband's adultery.
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The Planet Jack: Thoughts On Here	by David Halliday Feb. 05, 2011	You set the price!	2198 words	Sample 30%
A planet spins on the edge of our solar system. It is remembered in folklore. As the planet X, slipping near the earth on its way passed the sun. Bringing death and destruction. It is the apocalypse. The end of days. Its real name is Jack
Author bio: I have published poems, short stories, plays, art works in reviews and publications across the United States and Canada. I have several published books: murder by Coach House Press. This book is a series of poems and illustrations set up like scenes in a movie, describing the murder, trial, and mob execution of an innocent man. Winner of the 2001 Eppie for poetry. The Black Bird by. The Porcupineâ€™s Quill. This is a book of poems, illustrations and short prose pieces describing the fictional making of the John Huston film, The Maltese Falcon. Making Movies by Press Porcepic. This is a book of long poems, interviews, short fiction pieces about a fictional BBC documentary about a fictional Canadian film maker, Samuel Bremmer and his company of actors and colleagues. It follows his career through the creation of a series of his movies. Church Street is Burning, a book of poems, was a finalist in the 2002 Eppie for poetry. The God of Six Points, published by Double-dragon-ebooks. A man who believes he is a god believes he has murdered one of his subjects. Sleeping Beauty, published by LTD ebooks.com is a murder mystery. A woman lands in a small village where the only escape is to be murdered. Finalist in the 2003 Dream Realm Awards. Winner of the 2004 IP Book Awards. The Hole, published by LTD ebooks is one in a series of cop stories. There are unusual happenings in the quiet suburb of Islington. People have begun to disappear. And they have been disappearing for generations. For the soon to retire Sam Kelly, this is his last case as a detective. All the clues point to a mysterious hole, which appears to have no bottom. In 2007 I was short listed for the C.B.C. Literary Contest in poetry.
Darkside	by 4E Inc July 15, 2011	Free!	2338 words	Read a sample
A poetry book with a mix of lighter and darker poems...
Author bio: The Company Was Founded On: November 12th 2006 by Shane & Jessica Diamond. Â Â But in 2011 it seems that 4E Inc is standing for: Death, Depression & Despair Â Â Death - Since the start of 4E Inc (even before it was created) Shane & Jessica's lives have been riddled with death as it seems that everyone and everything (all the pets) around them are dying rather quickly. Â Â Depression - Through the lives of Shane & Jessica they have both battled with depression on many issues from not being good enough to harassment issues which still plague them today. Â Â Despair - Things started in 2008 with the feeling of despair, and things continue to grow with them. As it seems that nothing they do works out to there own benefits, as they're constantly stuck in shitty life situations constantly being put down and all hope and wishes of ever getting out of the shitty living condition constantly gets dimmer.
Insanity	by KJ Abyzz Aug. 28, 2011	Free!	379 words	Read a sample
In this release KJ Abyzz turns ideas from horror movies and twists them up into his own poetic ideas and calls it "Insanity"
Author bio: Growing up as KJ wasn't the easiest thing in the world, much of what happened to him growing up still affects him much of him today. Nothing is worse than the mental scarring he was forced to face during his days in high school, we all have our own stories about what we go through at high school however when you go through elementary school and end up having many friends who stick by you and who you are close with turn there backs on you as soon as grade 9 rolls around, not only does that put you in an awkward position of thinking that you know someone to now thinking that they are only out for themselves your whole world changes. Through the beginning of high school KJ realized that all of his friends in elementary school changed, but not changed for the better or grown up as it appeared that you were suppose to do but changed to not wanting to know him. Approaching many of his old friends in the halls only to realize that they wouldn't even respond to him or even look his way when he talked. Not only did they do that but they also set up many of the verbal assaults that were targeted at KJ through the years of high school, at times they would act like they were his friends from old days only to line him up for a verbal assault from not just one but many students, these assaults wouldn't just go last one or two minutes but they would last for the full day, once 3:00 came around did these assaults end ?, not a chance as he would have to endure them on the bus both going and coming to school each and everyday these assaults would last through the rest of his high school days. After dropping out of high school did these assaults have any affect on him, well yes of course they did as they were many of the mental scars that he has to bare today, paranoid to do many things in front of people or even to talk in front of them always fearing in which they will lash out much similar to what he has gone through in the past, KJ spent much of his time from high school just being quiet growing up in a small town not saying much to anyone. He never did think much about the future as he never thought he did have one, till he picked up a pen and started to write. It was his only way of telling his story to the world about the troubles of his past, although like most writers he doesn't always choose to write about his past as he doesn't like to talk about it. But when he does you can rest assure that the talent that he does posses will truly shine through the mental scars that have affected him through his life as he's sure that many people will be able to not only feel but understand what he has gone through in the past.
A DAY	by Chem Swift Feb. 27, 2011	Free!	1404 words	Read a sample
This book contains a compilation of poems that speaks to the soul. It asks questions about love and it's many intricacies. It gives guidance through words and provides hope. A Day contains a collection of poems that will sure to unleash deep emotions emanating from the soul.
Author bio: What can I say? What do you want to know? Read these pages and you feel my flow. I keep it real, I keep it quick. If you can't tell my last name is Swift. I'm full of energy and full of pride. Read my work and be taken for a ride. Yes I'm confident, you may call it cocky. Don't you worry, I don't want your shorty. She may want me, but don't blame her you see. Dreams without actions are fantasies.
I Would be Naive	by Bryl R. Tyne May 09, 2009	Free!	198 words	Read a sample
Mother's Day 2009 ~ a poem for my mom
Author bio: BRYL R. TYNE is a wrangler by nature and a writer by choice. Balancing as many pronouns as hats, somewhere between the evil day job, editing, and helping a benevolent Sugar Daddy raise the last of seven kids, Bryl writes. Homoerotic romance is a favorite, but many of Brylâ€™s stories cross genres. Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-fi, even Westerns, Bryl writes them all.
Senioritis	by Gabriel Messenger Oct. 02, 2009	You set the price!	79 words	Sample 30%
Self-explained
Author bio: 18 Chicago
Nowhere	by Don Thompson Jan. 09, 2010	Free!	2940 words	Read a sample
Contemporary poerty in rhyme and meter that doesn't sound like a jingle or go de-dum de-dum
Author bio: Don Thompson has been publishing poetry here and there for almost fifty years. Recent chapbooks include "Been There, Done That," and "Turning Sixty," available from March Street Press; "Sitting' on Grace Slick's Stoop," Pudding House Press; "Where We Live," Parallel Press (University of Wisconsin); and "Back Roads," which won the 2009 Sunken Gaeden Poetry Prize, available from Hillstead Museum. For samples of these and other work, visit "Standing Still" (neoretroistnews@blogspot.com
Moving Towards	by Mochamad Ghafur Feb. 25, 2010	You set the price!	9826 words	Sample 50%
A collection of poems, I have written it effusively â€“ especially since English was not my native speaking. Several contest refused these poems, but I am industriousness. Along the activity of pursuing undergraduate degree, I have found many contradictory things whilst others object continued as usual. I am not trying to convince nor satisfy everyone about the realms in which we dwell.
Author bio: I am a physics student, actually a mature student that remains finishing Bachelor degree. I used to play or even being a director in my campus theater community. Then I realize something that I have to finish my college. Well, it is hard to leave writing just like that, even though the physics lectures has always wait to be finished.
Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box	by Annette Greenaway Sep. 05, 2010	Free!	3631 words	Read a sample
Twenty eight poems about love, music, nature, travel, meditation and the end of the world. This dazzling debut collection manages to be both haunting and hilarious.
Author bio: Annette Greenaway was born in Bristol in the 1970s. She discovered acid house at the age of seventeen, and danced for the next twenty years. She lives a much quieter life nowadays, but her neighbours occasionally spot her skipping around her living room in a pair of luminous dungarees. She is married and lives in London.
Ball-Masquerade	by Lara Biyuts Oct. 24, 2010	Free!	5076 words	Read a sample
Aesthetically beautiful poems about nothing. Auric stuff.
Author bio: Lara Biyuts (aka Lara Biuts, Larisa Biyuts), translator and author from East Europe, author of gay themed novels and essays. My given name has several derivatives and diminutives that I use as a part of my pen-names, and my surname is another story, longer and more difficult: Iâ€™ve simplified it, but in fact, it sounds and is initially spelled like the geographical name "Bijucie", and I seek my namesakes or learned persons who know more of the geographical name and history of the region and can share the info with me, the big fan of history, English language and linguistic in general, who is always in online search, placing reliance on Facebook, the busy place like no other. My novel La Lune Blanche is the first of the series. â€œFollow me, reader! Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world! May the liar's vile tongue be cut out! Follow me, my reader, and me alone, and I will show you such a love!â€ (Mikhail Bulgakov) â€œCowardice is the most terrible of vices.â€ (Mikhail Bulgakov) for emails: larisabeeATyahooDOTcom
Gone.	by Sammi Strasser April 05, 2011	Free!	839 words	Read a sample
A simple little chapbook of some of my poetry. Most are sad, but one or two are cute. Contains: Mentions of suicidal thoughts, mentions of cutting, smoking, and death.
Author bio: Hola! Heeheehee, hey! My names' Sammi! Well ... it's REALLY Samantha. but, you might have already guessed that. YOU WANT MY BIO?!?!?! here you go! :D The first book I ever read was Black Beauty. And, honestly...I HATED it. Now that I look back, it really wasn't bad at all. When i think about it, I'm pretty sure that the only reason I didn't like it was because it wasn't... young (?) enough. Then I read A Wrinkle In Time. It was okkay, but still not my style, ya know? Then, like a moon shining through the clouds, a book descended on me. Dragon Rider, by Cornelia Funke. And that was the catalyst for me. Now, instead of hating books, I LOVE THEM! hahaha. Writing is kind of a different story. I never really liked it, but I didn't hate it either. Then, a couple of years ago, in the sixth grade, I wrote a report. I chose to write a "journal" from the....it was during the revolution...and it had the Boston Massacre in it. Whatever,( XD ) so He made me read a couple of my journal entries. He looked really impressed, but didn't say any thing. Later, I got the report back, nd what he said astounded me. He told me i had the makings for a real author. Honestly, i think he was just being kind to me. There were TONS of grammar, punctuation, and tense crap. I look back at it thinking, "It's a good start!" Because, that IS what started me actually writing. Well, thats all you really need to know... XD ~Sammi :D
Original Thoughts	by Charles Lockyer July 16, 2011	You set the price!	1638 words	Sample 20%
Poetical works based on personal experience.
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Together	by Carl Faulhaber Aug. 18, 2011	Free!	189 words	Read a sample
This poem is from my ebook, "Poems and Songs By An Old Hippie".
Author bio: In 1993 I was in a near-fatal car crash that changed my life forever. Since then I've divided my life into two categories: BC & AD. Before Crash & After Damage. Before Crash (BC) I was a thrill junkie. I skied, hiked, climbed, hang glided, all kinds of fun stuff. I got banged up sometimes but never too bad. Then I almost died going to work in a suit & tie. For me chasing money was more dangerous than chasing fun!!!
The Shadow and The Sun	by J Dean Nov. 18, 2011	Free!	627 words	Read a sample
The Earth's source of light has a conversation with a defiant shadow.
Author bio: "Taking fantasy in a completely unique direction." This is what J. Dean intends to do with the Vein series. Instead of following the tried and true methods and paths of familiar fantasy mythos, he created an original world for an epic story. From his Michigan residence, he captures the fantasy world of the Vein (and other stories) and imprisons them upon paper, until the day when the words are set free by the imagination of those willing to read them. The Vein series is J. Dean's first venture into serious writing, and he hopes that you will join him on the twists and turns of this ride that is part excitement, part drama, part terror, and all adventure.
Alexandreis	by Irena Å»ukowska-Rumin Jan. 17, 2012	Free!	4086 words	Read a sample
JeÅ›li chcesz poznaÄ‡, jak wiek XXI kÅ‚ania siÄ™ XX, chcesz poznaÄ‡ ludzi, o ktÃ³rych milczÄ… podrÄ™czniki historii, chcesz siÄ™ dowiedzieÄ‡, dlaczego zasÅ‚ugujÄ… na gatunek literacki przeznaczony dla Aleksandra Wielkiego, siÄ™gnij po tomik poezji â€žAlexandreisâ€.
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Different kinds of Death	by Julia Averbeck Jan. 23, 2012	Free!	1214 words	Read a sample
Death is a part of our life and it can have so many different faces. Sometimes it can be funny, like Death in the Discworld novels, it can be scary but most of the times it is sad.
Author bio: I love to read and I also love to write when I get this feeling to put my thoughts and emotions into words. Writing is just a hobby for me and I guess it will probably remain this way. Most of the time I write short stories but maybe I have enough ideas someday to write a real novel. I normally write my stuff in German but I started to write in English more often lately. So I hope you excuse grammar mistakes I make and tell me when you have found one. You can join me on my Facebook page and leave comments (link below).
Metamorphine and Other Poems	by Adrian Sturgess April 10, 2012	Free!	3398 words	Read a sample
This is a selection of 22 poems written over a span of some years. They are widely diverse in subject matter as well as in style. I have provided a very brief explanatory note to many of the poems, where I feel that this will be helpful to the reader.
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Autobiomythography & Gallery	by Joe Pan Dec. 19, 2010	Free!	18046 words	Read a sample
Named the "Best First Book" of poems for the year, this collection by Joe Millar was short-listed for the Yale Younger Poets prize, the National Poetry Series, and the Academy of American Poetsâ€™ Walt Whitman Award. Joe grew up along the Space Coast of Florida and attended the Iowa Writersâ€™ Workshop. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Author bio: Joe Pan grew up along the Space Coast of Florida and attended the Iowa Writersâ€™ Workshop. His debut collection of poems, Autobiomythography & Gallery, was named â€œBest First Book of the Yearâ€ after being short-listed for the Yale Younger Poets prize, the National Poetry Series, and the Academy of American Poetsâ€™ Walt Whitman Award. His work has appeared in such journals as Art World, Boston Review, Denver Quarterly, Glimmer Train, the Greensboro Review and The New York Times. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
A Ripple in Time	by The Albatross May 11, 2012	Free!	938 words	Read a sample
A few short poems/random thoughts ranging from "Listerine" an ode to an ex girlfriend, to the big booty inspired "Kardashian Moon." Also included is a short ballad dedicated to a sports legend in, The Tiger, as well as a long overdo tribute to the one and only female "kankle."
Author bio: Like the albatross i'm either a gift or a curse. So I stumble when I walk and when I walk slow it's worse.
Optymizm Na Pustyni	by Comporecordeyros March 12, 2012	Free!	762 words	Read a sample
ZbiÃ³r wierszy
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Nuevos Arbitrios	by Kira Kariakin April 15, 2012	Free!	1213 words	Read a sample
Este es el primer poemario de Kira Kariakin. Una primera ediciÃ³n fue publicada por el Taller Editorial El Pez Soluble, en octubre del 2011 en Caracas, Venezuela. "Nuevos arbitrios" lo constituyen 15 poemas que se pasean por el retorno y los nuevos escenarios de vida.
Author bio: Kira Kariakin. Caracas, 1966. Ha trabajado en el medio editorial venezolano como editora, agente literario, productora grÃ¡fica y consultora desde 1987. Fue directora gerente de la Revista Estilo (1994-1998) dedicada al arte contemporÃ¡neo venezolano. Entre 1999 y el 2008 viviÃ³ en Uganda y Bangladesh y desde 1999 trabaja como consultora de TICÂ´s para el desarrollo. Es autora del blog www.k-minos.com desde el 2004 dedicado a crÃ³nicas de viaje, divagaciones y ejercicios poÃ©ticos. Cuentos, crÃ³nicas y poemas suyos han sido publicados en portales y revistas digitales como El Meollo (fuera de lÃnea), Los Hermanos Chang, La Parada PoÃ©tica, La Casa Azulada (donde forma parte del consejo editorial), asÃ como en blogs amigos. Ha sido parte de los talleres de poesÃa de MharÃa VÃ¡zquez Benarroch (Imago Mundi), Armando Rojas Guardia y Edda Armas (El Ojo Errante). Algunos de sus poemas aparecen en las plaquettes Mermeladas para llevar 1 y 2 (Jamming PoÃ©tico, 2011). Nuevos Arbitrios es su primer poemario (Taller Editorial El Pez Soluble, 2011; Smashwords, 2012).
OpÃºsculo de Rimazinhas Compilado Por Quem NÃ£o Respeita a Poesia	by Renato Carreira Feb. 28, 2012	Free!	1835 words	Read a sample
Todos os versos no presente volume foram compostos estando os seus autores completamente descalÃ§os.
Author bio: Renato Carreira nasceu no planeta Terra no final do segundo milÃ©nio contado a partir do nascimento de Jesus Cristo. AtÃ© Ã data, ninguÃ©m o considera messias de qualquer religiÃ£o, mas mantÃ©m as esperanÃ§as. Enquanto nÃ£o lhe Ã© reconhecida veia messiÃ¢nica, vai-se ocupando como pode. MantÃ©m o e-zine satÃrico inÃ‰pcia desde 2001 e, ao longo da dÃ©cada, conseguiu enchÃª-lo com palavras suficientes para alimentar duas compilaÃ§Ãµes em papel. Escreveu tambÃ©m HistÃ³ria de Portugal â€“ Director's Cut, relatando a histÃ³ria portuguesa desde os antecedentes da nacionalidade atÃ© aos nossos dias de uma forma que nÃ£o seria aprovada por nenhum historiador digno do nome. O Fim Chega Numa ManhÃ£ de Nevoeiro Ã© o seu segundo romance. O primeiro, contendo uma fÃ³rmula infalÃvel para tornar Portugal um paÃs rico e desenvolvido, estÃ¡ fechado a sete chaves e sÃ³ serÃ¡ publicado mil anos depois da sua morte.
Jinas Dikter	by Jina Gustafsson March 29, 2012	Free!	1376 words	Read a sample
Dikter om kÃ¤rleken och livet. MÃ¶rka och ljusa dikter.
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The Han Shan Poems	by Norton Hodges May 15, 2008	Free!	1082 words	Read a sample
Han Shan ('Cold Mountain') is a figure associated with a collection of poems of the Tang dynasty in the Taoist/Zen tradition.
Author bio: Norton Hodges was born in Gravesend, Kent, England in 1948. He studied French and German at the University College of Swansea and taught Modern Languages for 22 years. He has also worked as a pay clerk, book reviewer, adult literacy tutor and examination invigilator. He has an M.A (1980). and a PhD in Language and Literature in Education (1998), has published academic articles and has completed an Advanced Poetry Course with the Open College of the Arts. After sickness retirement in 1997, he began to submit his poetry for publication. He has since been widely published in English poetry magazines and on the internet. His work has also appeared in anthologies, has been translated into French, Russian and Urdu and has been digitised by the Poetry Library in London. He has also translated into English the work of the francophone poets Athanase Vantchev de Thracy and ThÃ©o Crassas. In 2005, he was awarded the Grand Prix International Solenzara by a French jury from the Institut Solenzara. He now lives in Oakham, Rutland.
'Death by Metaphors'	by Steph 'Vixey' Acaster May 02, 2011	Free!	406 words	Read a sample
A single long poem, I'll leave to the reader's interpretation.
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Absentis Lux	by Vocal Strain March 14, 2012	Free!	1300 words	Read a sample
In every lifetime, as not just authors of our own fates, we suffer from the tragic actions of others, sometimes by intent of causing harm to our fragile minds, to only hurting us by chance, by mistake. I swore, once upon a time, I believed in the ideals of true love, two dedicated minds focused on working together, overcoming every obstacle but now, I look back in these seizures of time to wonder.
Author bio: Blessed by my sickening thoughts of the dreary life that I have lived through the years, this curse has taught me much on how to express the woes from deep below my skin rather let myself tear me apart as I could spiral down and become disorientated by the world around us, more than it does â€” at itâ€™s best. Like the finest wine, thereâ€™s a tendency to bleed it dry to the last drop until the flavour leaves my tongue burning with the flavour.
SEULEMENT UNE FOIS	by BjÃ¶rn BjÃ¶rkegren March 23, 2012	Free!	97 words	Read a sample
PoÃ¨me d'amour.
Author bio: I vÃ¤ntan pÃ¥ juridiskt korrekt bolagisering av Firma BjÃ¶rkegren Mat&Kultur i samarbete med AllmÃ¤nna VÃ¤gens FÃ¶rlag, sÃ¥ lÃ¤gger jag ut nÃ¥gra kortare texter hÃ¤r. God lÃ¤sning pÃ¥ er allihop! /B PS Om allt gÃ¥r efter DEN STORA PLANEN sÃ¥ kommer en del av texterna att ingÃ¥ i utgÃ¥vorna "FrÃ¥n Fantasins Fantastiska Och FÃ¶rfÃ¤rliga Fyrverkeri" och "Livets PlÃ¶tsliga NÃ¤rvaro" pÃ¥ AllmÃ¤nna VÃ¤gens FÃ¶rlag med berÃ¤knad nedkomst 2013 hos en bokhandlare nÃ¤ra just Dig!
Nujhat	by Shehzaad Yavar Feb. 17, 2012	Free!	411 words	Read a sample
For Nujhat - my gorgeous soulmate, my best friend.
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My Thoughts (selected poems 1)	by Saint Virgin Peter April 03, 2012	Free!	1597 words	Read a sample
short selection of dark poetry
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Poems by Iqra Tariq..shadows,wandering soul and more	by Iqra Tariq May 02, 2011	Free!	992 words	Read a sample
A short collection of poems namely 1. The departure 2. Wandering soul 3. Shadows 4. A ray of hope
Author bio: WHO AM I?? My name is Iqra Tariq.I am currently a student of dow medical college,Karachi,Pakistan. My father's name is Shafqat Ali Tariq. He is also a doctor from Dow medical college. My mother's name is Rashida Tariq
Summer into Fall	by Steven Federle Sep. 24, 2011	You set the price!	1373 words	Sample 20%
Poems from 2011
Author bio: I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio in a large, working class, Catholic family. I have been writing for most of my life, but more intensely for the past several years (about 250 poems per year, more or less). My poetry seems to be focused on the natural beauty that surrounds me (which I notice more and more every year) and my Catholic faith. My favorite writer is Thomas Merton. I hope you like my work and will let me know either way!
My Mind's Temple	by Kimberly LaRocca Nov. 19, 2011	Free!	2218 words	Read a sample
Spiritual Poetry
Author bio: My name is Kimberly LaRocca my first book, A Black Girls Poetry for the World, was published in April of 2011. My second collection, My Mind's Temple, was published in November of 2011. It is a short collection of Spiritual Poetry offered for free on Smashwords.
Quard 2	by Marc Ironwood Dec. 14, 2011	Free!	593 words	Read a sample
The sequel to "Quard", inspirational poetry about a Christian king
Author bio: Marc Joseph Ironwood has been writing on his own for over thirty years. In 2002 Marc joined forces with his wife Krissy Deanne to form the writing duo "Krissy N Marc". Marc has been known for his obscure writings and for his unusual theatrical front project covers. In March of 2008 Marc did his most shocking event when shaved his head, and the photos of his bald head appeared on his website and his solo project entitled "Alien". Marc founded The Herron Archives, which holds both the solo and collaborative projects from 1997 to current releases. Krissy N Marc currently write for the Kagovisra Label, which has been re-releasing older projects from the Herron Archives.
Poems of the Spirit	by UCPoika Feb. 29, 2012	Free!	9312 words	Read a sample
These are over 70 poems from the spirit which does not always mean from God's Spirit but sometimes from my own. With that said I invite you to get to know this very personal part of my life, and hope you may find it a part of your life as well.
Author bio: My youth is greater than my age. I live in a small apartment with my cat Tiger in Northern Minnesota. She thinks I'm a god but I am not, not really. I am an avid writer. I don't quite know what an "avid" is but I am sure I can write one, if I haven't already.
Alius Dies	by Emed Malpom Jan. 24, 2009	Free!	181 words	Read a sample
This is a short poem about life in the trenches for a soldier fighting in World War One. It is inspired by the works of Siegfried Sassoon.
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Half-Random Rhymes	by Steve Tiffany Oct. 23, 2009	Free!	2273 words	Read a sample
Sixty-one odd little poems created in Icon Poet, the software equivalent of throwing darts at a dictionary.
Author bio: I've been using randomness to create art since the 1980s.
Lines of Rhyme	by Gordon Grant Sep. 01, 2010	Free!	1804 words	Read a sample
My lifetime of rhymes: my ups and downs and special moments.
Author bio: Computer programming is my day job. I like playing chess and I love reading. My wife and I live in Cypress, TX, which is part of Houston. We are both from Roswell, NM (UFO and alien country).

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