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psithurism [sith-yuh-riz-uhm] noun:
a rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration
Psythur is a collections of works selected by the editors throughout the year. Poems that were misfits for our other collections, but nonetheless stirred our mind, heart, or soul.
Felicity Sidnell Reid brings a precise, tender, and playful attention to the natural world, family
and strangers, the living and the dead. These vivid, beautifully crafted poems honour moments of
connection, unearth long buried secrets and explore time. As the past brushes up against the
present, losses accumulate, but so do opportunities for curiosity and delight.
─ Kim Aubrey, author of What We Hold in Our Hands
...Six Muslim women. One poetry collection exploring family, identity, and homeland.
Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air brings fresh voices of poignancy and a much-needed representation in modern poetry. From the scents of a bustling street market in India to the warmth of stories rooted in Venezuela to snippets of college days shared at MIT, the poetry in this book features an ache for grounds no longer walked upon. With
..."Myles speaks with one of the essential voices in American poetry." —New York Times
A collection of new and selected past work from one of America’s most celebrated poets
Eileen Myles's poetry and prose are known for their blend of reality and fiction, the sublime and the ephemeral, in which readers can peer into existent places, like the East Village of Myles's iconic Chelsea Girls. But they
...The Write Path 2023 contains all of the winning entries from the 2023 National Association of Writers and Groups members-only competitions, along with all of the judges' comments, and the Open Poetry and Short Story competitions, along with the winners of our festival flash competitions. Contributors include: Gordon Aindow, Charlie Kitching, Taria Karillion, Don Hogle, Jan Huntley, Margaret Morey, Karen Evans, Jean Eaton, Robert Crockett, Mary
...14) As I Burn
I'm a girl
Full of fire
Full of desire
This hunger
It's never fulfilled
As I Burn, explores that desire to mean more. To discover that piece of you. That you never knew was hiding. Ready to break out into the world and own those words that you've always held.
Ella Rye brings that vulnerability, that many have grown to love. Giving you another chapter, another heartache. She's ready to rise above the ashes.
15) Human Nature
For fans of L.E Bowman's What I Learned from the Trees and Sophie Diener's Someone Somewhere Maybe comes Kari Highman's debut poetry collection about exploring not only our hearts, but the world around us.
Human Nature delves into how our emotional expressiveness can be challenged or bettered by the environment. This book looks at the literal definition of its namesake while examining the figurative language of those
...16) Sugar and Salt
'Sugar and Salt' is a collection of poems and reflections on love, sadness and all that the heart and mind experience. The title sugar and salt is a metaphor for the presence of sadness as well as happiness in life. Sugar and salt can also symbolize someone who is good and bad, salty and sweet at the same time toward us. Sugar and salt look similar, but taste quite different, which reminds us to be wary of people.
She Asked Me Where explores the various ways in which the demons, darkness, and pain, both of ourselves and of others, manifest in our lives. It captures the pull of several spectrums innate to the human experience: pain and triumph, fear and power, longing and overcoming, the perfect and the flawed. This collection approaches the liminal spaces of these binaries through recurring themes that are connected in their struggle for control and understanding
...20) Like a Slam
This book is a collection of poetry and thoughts that dictate a state of mind, an emotion, a situation personally lived or witnessed.
Mostly sounding "like slam", it highlights a perspective written to vent, to be at peace and overall to bring closure.
The inspiration came from the author's life mainly, but it also was derived from her surroundings and complete strangers with whom she had the chance to exchange stories and talk about
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