book reviews

Reviews of the best poetry books, collections and anthologies; discover poems and up-and-coming poets across all cultures, genres and themes.

The Bookstore Window
Mira worked at a little bookstore tucked between a florist and a bakery. It wasn’t big, but it had charm — wooden shelves, the scent of paper and cinnamon, and a window that caught the softest morning light.
By Shohel Ranaabout a year ago in Poets
The Road Out: How Two Boys and a Dog Took on the World
Sometimes the road away from home is not paved with dreams but with necessity. Eddy: Life with Crime and Passion by Theodore Chenault opens a window into a forgotten era and a life rarely told with such rawness. At the center of it all are two boys, a loyal dog, and a decision that changes everything. This is not just a story about running away from something; it is about the courage to run toward something better even when you do not know what it looks like.
By Indieauthorsabout a year ago in Poets
The Prisoner
Locked within four walls of stone, I paced the length I called my own. Years like ghosts passed through the gate, While I sat chained by fear and fate.
By Abdullah Afridiabout a year ago in Poets
Watch Me
Watch me from a distance I asked you for so little But you gave me so much resistance Watch me as I’ve outgrown you You weren’t there to begin with
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Tomorrow
Tomorrow is a Toyland By the whisper of clocks and the laughter of hands, We enter the world where the not-quite-true stands.
By Nomiabout a year ago in Poets
Cannibal’s Call
The cannibals call from down the hall SACRIFICE!! To save our lives Or civilization will fall The end begins when the maws open wide
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Ashes of the Silent
Not the boy who painted stars on the wall of his broken school. Not the girl who dreamed of singing loud enough to drown the bombs.
By Shafi Ullah Darweshabout a year ago in Poets
"The Light of the Quran"
Just read it honestly and present your idea about Quran. O Holy Book, O speech divine, Forever in this heart of mine. I live your words, I breathe your call,
By Rayyan Joseph about a year ago in Poets
Scroll
Scrolling, scrolling, down, down, down Through the death spiral of society Trying to wake up Wanting to make up for time lost
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Fragrance
Like fragrance, it kept spreading wide, Like memories, it stayed inside. The night passed slow, soft and low, Burning like fire’s gentle glow.
By Ameer Gullabout a year ago in Poets
Love Story. AI-Generated.
Love Story Once upon a time, there lived a Boy and Girl But, alas, they were not the same They strayed apart But somehow they always came back
By Ali Asad Ullahabout a year ago in Poets
Love in the Rain. AI-Generated.
Love in the Rain Once we met cloud kiss the sky, Raindrops falling, you and I. Without umbrella, only your hand, Going slowly to close, like fate had planned.
By Ali Asad Ullahabout a year ago in Poets