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Witty Collection of Proverbs and Poetry Yields Serious Food for Thought

Poetry can bloom in some of the most unexpected places. For D.A. Gray, it took root as outgoing messages on an answering machine at a private gym in Harlem where he worked as a health and fitness trainer. At first, these were motivational messages he’d leave for his clients, encouraging…

Cynthia ConradNovember 22, 2022

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Winners of 2022 National Book Awards

Big news, literary lovers! This year’s recipients of the National Book Awards have been announced; keep reading to find out the winners in five crucial categories! Padma Lakshmi, Emmy-nominated producer, food expert, television host, and New York Times bestselling author, hosted the exclusively online National Book Awards Ceremony on November…

BookTribNovember 17, 2022

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Contemplative Poetry Anthology Explores What It Means to “Live in the Moment”

“Live in the moment.” We hear that saying a lot, but what does it actually mean? Joanne Mitchell addresses that very question in her latest book of contemporary poetry, Moments No Replacement Found. The collection reflects on her life experience and wisdom, touching on a variety of themes exploring thoughts…

Katie BloomerMay 10, 2023

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Wonders of Nature Memorialized in Evocative Poetry Collection

One of the reasons I chose to live in the Appalachian Mountains was to find wonder within the natural world. As a writer, I find no greater inspiration than just looking out over the mountains in the early morning, when the clouds hang low in the valley and the sun…

Katie BloomerApril 12, 2023

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Creative Tools to Transcend Any Adversity

How do you transcend adversity? How do you emerge a better person because of it? Gladys Mangiduyos answers these questions in her latest book, Transcend. It’s not quite poetry and not quite prose either; it’s less of a traditional story narrative and more of a string of episodic images and…

Katie BloomerJanuary 5, 2023

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Poetry Explores Depths of Despair and Joy of Simply Existing

Grief and sorrow are feelings all too familiar in life, but everyone experiences them differently. While some find it easy to rise from the depths of despair, others trudge on for what seems like an eternity, struggling with depression and anxiety, battling against seemingly insurmountable odds. Caitlin Blackburn addresses these…

Katie BloomerJanuary 6, 2023

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Sri Chinmoy

Sri Chinmoy Poetry Poet, writer, artist, composer, athlete and spiritual leader A Renaissance man of our modern times, Sri Chinmoy was a poet, an author of essays, a composer, an artist, a sportsman, and a lover of humanity. Sri Chinmoy always considered himself a student of peace. He was…

BookTribAugust 11, 2022

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Curated Collection of Work by Prolific Poet Provides the Depth and Breadth of a Lifetime

Over 1,600 books of writing. A body of work containing well over 90,000 poems. The sheer volume and speed at which Sri Chinmoy wrote is breathtaking — one collection boasts 843 poems written in a single 24-hour span in 1975. What’s even more incredible is the high quality of thought,…

Cynthia ConradAugust 11, 2022

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Musings on Nature and Art, History and the Eternal, Home and the Cosmos from a “Gypsy Soul”

Like the patchwork quilt its cover connotes, Gypsy Soul: R.G.V. Texas Poetry (B&N Press) by I.A. Croesus combines poetry, photography and inspiring quotes to build a multifaceted picture of one poet’s mind and soul. Here we can find musings on nature, the cosmos, the divine, life, music, literature, and the…

BookTribApril 15, 2022

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5 Ways to Celebrate World Poetry Day

Samuel Taylor Coleridge once wrote that prose is “words in their best order,” but poetry is “the best words in the best order.” And while this may be true, good poetry has that extra ineffable something. “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off,”…

BookTribMarch 21, 2022

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Poems of Evolving and Healing in “Flowers Grow on Broken Walls”

It doesn't take long in this life before you realize that you need to protect yourself from the world. Some people are able to set and maintain healthy boundaries without guilt or remorse, while others build walls that become their prison as well as their shield. While boundaries bend and…

Cynthia ConradFebruary 21, 2022

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Evolution Number Nine: Form and Concept in “Scribblings of My Soul”

Poetry has a long tradition of what is called “constrained writing.” After all, many poetic forms depend on very specific meter, rhyme schemes, number of lines, and even points of repetition. In the case of Preethi Saravanakumar’s latest volume of poetry, Scribblings of My Soul, however, that constraint starts with…

Cynthia ConradDecember 15, 2021

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Poems of Angst and Reflection, Despair and Epiphany in “Speaks for Itself”

By the time we've reached a certain point in our lives, most of us have accumulated one or more past experiences that haunt us or create obstacles to moving forward. They follow us around and linger on the edges of every new experience, trying to convince us that any parallels…

Cynthia ConradAugust 31, 2021

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Poet Explores Emotional States of the Modern Man in “Fire and Harmony”

Let's face it; manhood can be a trap, especially for today's men. Caught between traditional notions of gender and a changing landscape of social attitudes, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. If you don't live up to the male standards of your parents' generation, you are…

BookTribJune 7, 2021

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Poet and Literary Paladin Lawrence Ferlinghetti Passes Away at 101

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who died on Monday at the grand age of 101, left a legacy that supersedes a simple definition. He was a writer, a mentor, a business owner and an advocate, among many other acclaims. He believed in the power of “poetry as insurgent art,” a phrase he used…

Judy MorenoFebruary 24, 2021

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We Are Perking Up About These Book Stories

BookTrib wants to keep you in the loop! Here’s what has been pulsing through the book world this week: Humorist David Sedaris is an Open Book! He and BookTube Discuss the Confessional Writing Approach to Love, Shame, Family and Death That Earned Him National Acclaim — BookTrib Make Lockdown More…

BookTribApril 17, 2020

Witty Collection of Proverbs and Poetry Yields Serious Food for Thought

Winners of 2022 National Book Awards

Contemplative Poetry Anthology Explores What It Means to “Live in the Moment”

Wonders of Nature Memorialized in Evocative Poetry Collection

Creative Tools to Transcend Any Adversity

Poetry Explores Depths of Despair and Joy of Simply Existing

Sri Chinmoy

Curated Collection of Work by Prolific Poet Provides the Depth and Breadth of a Lifetime

Musings on Nature and Art, History and the Eternal, Home and the Cosmos from a “Gypsy Soul”

5 Ways to Celebrate World Poetry Day

Poems of Evolving and Healing in “Flowers Grow on Broken Walls”

Evolution Number Nine: Form and Concept in “Scribblings of My Soul”

Poems of Angst and Reflection, Despair and Epiphany in “Speaks for Itself”

Poet Explores Emotional States of the Modern Man in “Fire and Harmony”

Poet and Literary Paladin Lawrence Ferlinghetti Passes Away at 101

We Are Perking Up About These Book Stories

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