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Please don't get it twisted, this is a love story indeed About a lonely broken heart that continues to bleed My writing becomes my heartbeat at a higher speed The horror in this poem is true, still I hope you'll read.

“Hello, open the door, please” the girl cried Who are you? I’m not letting you inside The woman told the crying girl standing outside “No one lives here anymore everyone has died”.

The beast came on fast and strong and it didn't take long, for me to break and lose all I worked so hard to make...

A short poem about a desperate Mother: "Our child is displaying odd behavior", she said, her husband confused, nodding his head, so she went to a therapist the next day, but didn't have money to pay, they gave her a few tips, then sent her on her way.

Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists insisting that Black Lives Matter. Elliott engages poets from the past two centuries to create a chorus of voices celebrating the creativity, resilience, and courage of Black women and girls.

First a poem then a short story in time, about a man who visits a Psychic after he crosses the line, he hopes she can fix his future but when he ignores her warning signs, this guy needs an alibi. ******************************************************** SHORT STORY COMING SOON ********************************************************

Jim Weiss performs thrilling, engaging poetry for listeners from middle school age through adults. Covering a tremendous assortment from three centuries and three continents, the recording presents works by, and tells the stories of, master poets from the U.S., England, Wales, India, and Ireland.

This was my definition of a scary meet cute, gazing from the Autumn Bookstore, I could see the Castle and more, it piqued my interest, so I took a tour of the haunted mansion floor by floor, when I turned the corner, I heard something roar, but once inside I never made it out the door.

Alien Elf wants to find peace of mind, after crash landing on a planet of the humankind, first he lost his way then almost lost his mind, but in the end learned a real friend isn't that hard to find...

Some homes you carry in your suitcase. Others, you leave buried under a guava tree. In this moving novel-in-verse, Mina has just uprooted her life in St. Kitts to start over in Orlando—a place of strange food, strange people, and a silence that stretches between her and the world. Back home, everything was guava-sweet and familiar. Here, even her voice feels too heavy to carry.

Teenage girls have a lot to say, and poet Betsy Franco shares some of it in this unique work. In both poetry and prose, the young voices here share their thoughts on topics all teens are familiar with—from self-confidence to body image, from sexuality to loneliness, and everything in between.

Your Own, Sylvia draws on Plath’s writing and extensive nonfiction sources, chronicling Hemphill’s interpretation of Plath’s life from infancy to her death by suicide at age 30. The poems are arranged chronologically and each conveys an experience in Plath’s life told via the voice and...

From groundbreaking and award-winning poet Koleka Putuma comes an empowering and uplifting collection of poems about figuring out who you are and embracing it. With words to affirm, this is the ideal companion to hold your hand while you navigate all the big questions, discoveries and transitions of young adulthood.

Crimson was reborn under a blood moon, rising from her scarlet coffin she will face her killer soon, by noon she will be serving justice without a spoon.

Follow a group of seven teenage misfits from various backgrounds as they fight the ills of the world, rising to reign supreme in their sovereignty over life’s events, watched over–quietly, faithfully–by three adults who offer words of encouragement. Celebrate with them all as they step into the world with pride for who they are as children of God and the Universe.

Each word running fast across lips./A direct line to my hips, twist and shake./My voice another arm, another leg./My throat the Cape Canaveral of my soul. This rockin' collection of twenty-four dynamic, original poems vividly captures a variety of musical experiences from the teen perspective...

Wherever your home is, it’s probably not as tough as Gary, Indiana. Gary has been called a lot of things. The Armpit of Chicago. The Land of Robbing Hoods. Hell. For the children of Gary, living often boils down to surviving. Maybe these kids get caught up in games of gin rummy. Maybe they spin tops as a way to scratch something fun out of their desperation. Maybe they stand by helplessly as their tenement buildings go up in flames. Or maybe they get held up at gunpoint by somebody who wants more money than he could steal from his church collection box.

Some romance and self-love and deep, inspirational poems that I hope you all can enjoy.

Dear reader, Inspired by the lore, characters, and imagery of Taylor Swift’s song lyric universe, The Manuscript is a 13-chapter novella for every Swiftie who can relate to even more feelings of love and loss - all too well. When the Albatross Hotel on Coney Island is set ablaze in 1922, a tortured poet named Alison leaves behind her cursed manuscript. 100 years later, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Betty finds herself falling in love with a boy named Peter at NYU. Things become complicated when she runs into her ex James while visiting home for the holiday break. Betty and James...

“Both lyrical and powerful, Grimes’ unusual novel is mediation on faith and father-son relationships … Grimes’ commanding metaphors, authoritative style and complex characterizations are uniquely compelling.”—Publisher’s Weekly, starred review“The elemental connections and the...