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	Dark Mysteries	by Jim Pyra Feb. 04, 2012	$1.99	3534 words	Sample 5%
	Dark Mysteries is the first book of poetry written by Jim Pyra as an adult. It includes experimental forms, blank verse, and some meter.
	Selected Poems	by Louis Bertrand Shalako Feb. 04, 2012	$0.99	4645 words	Sample 20%
	These poems are inspired by fantasy, nature, mythology, love and heartbreak. If poetry is the language of the soul, it's also the non-literal use of words to convey emotional meaning. It is about feelings rather than clearly-fixed ideas. There's beauty here as well as darkness.
	Poetry In Emotion	by Tracy Arkell Jan. 11, 2012	$10.00	3408 words	Sample 5%
	Poems that have been written over the past several years.
	Poems From Fenwick Tower	by Nathaniel S. Rounds Jan. 03, 2012	Free!	1486 words	Sample 20%
	New poems from Nathaniel S. Rounds, written while hugging the skirting of Fenwick Tower in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the 26th floor, on a cold night in December.
	Glass (A Poetry Collection)	by Flash Marlborough Jan. 01, 2012	$0.99	1472 words	Sample 30%
	A collection of 13 poems from when I first started writing poetry.
	Pure Speculation	by Jay MacLeod Dec. 26, 2011	$0.99	17428 words	Sample 10%
	Stories and poems by Jay MacLeod. Contained herein: A robot wife. A man who has lost the plot. A doggpleganger. An AC/DC concert. A kidnap victim. Zombies. Broke people. Ghosts. Space vampires. Call centre workers. Newlyweds. Bukowski.
	The Mexican Saga: a poetic journey through the 20-count	by Elaine Stirling Dec. 05, 2011	$0.99	3972 words	Sample 35%
	On December 21st 2012, the Mayan 'Long Count' calendar cycle will come to an end. A new cycle of time will replace what has gone before. To the Nagual, the Toltec energy masters who exist in deep time, the great cycles are the very warp and weft of their existence. Read this poetic narrative and feel the experiential, non-narcotic rush of a 4-year-old initiate who grows to become a full Nagual.
	The Serpent Ink	by Henry Moscovitch Oct. 20, 2011	$9.99	2655 words	Sample 25%
	Originally published by Contact Press (one of Canada's most important and influential literary small presses) in 1956 when the author was only 15 years old, Poet's Pulpit Press is proud to pull Henry Moscovitch's first book of poetry back from the shadows and reintroduce it to a 21st century audience.
	Practice test 1	by M P Oct. 04, 2011	$99.00	5424 words	Sample 20%
	test 1 -
	She Wasn't Allowed to Giggle	by Lavinia Thompson Sep. 28, 2011	$2.99	22884 words	Sample 10%
	A poetry and prose collection that explores the dark depths of domestic violence and child abuse and about finding the light at the end of the tunnel.
	In Melancholia	by Vincent Moore Sep. 18, 2011	$0.99	7200 words	Sample 20%
	Childhood is sometimes marred by violence, pain, and abuse but revisiting those once familiar streets can be healing. Vincent Moore's In Melancholia explores the darker side of childhood lived inside the cracks of poverty and abuse and yet it is not without hope. The candle shines brighter and the songs are sweeter as a young boy stands poised at the edge of manhood.
	The Brown Bunny of Baldwin Street	by Robert Whiteley Sep. 16, 2011	$2.99	1158 words	Sample 25%
	A single poem about a man in crisis, returning to the city of his birth, trying to figure out if the decisions he made decades earlier were the correct ones; and if so, are they the reason he has come home looking for "The Brown Bunny..."
	Fingerprinting the Wind: 32 Haikus for Sophie Louise	by Robert Whiteley Sep. 14, 2011	$2.99	586 words	Sample 25%
	Written over the course of a single day, September 21, 2007, each haiku in this book represents a minute in the brief life of the writer's daughter. Born exactly a year earlier at 2:59 pm in Burlington, Ontario, her heart stopped beating thirty-two minutes later. She was going to be his first child. They called her Sophie Louise.
	Town and country	by Haz Said Sep. 10, 2011	$2.99	5138 words	Sample 22%
	Haz Said's first chapbook with a comment by Mark Turpin.
	In Absinthia	by Vincent Moore Sep. 10, 2011	$0.99	5358 words	Sample 20%
	In Absinthia is a collection of poetry. Vincent Moore will lead you into mysterious worlds that are strange yet somehow familiar, worlds that will leave you unsettled and breathless for more.
	Twenty-three	by Robyn J. Williams Sep. 07, 2011	$1.23	1531 words	Sample 40%
	Twenty-three is a short but poignant collection of poems about life, love and running around naked. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad and sometimes just downright absurd, Twenty-three will get you thinking about the universe, and your place in it.
	like panicked ants - pOeTrY bOoK 4	by Steve Glickman Aug. 12, 2011	$4.95	15393 words	Sample 35%
	"Utter despair, discouragement, hopelessness, and dense almost incomprehensible thoughts... Bring it out at your next literary party and have everyone read a page out loud... I have never read anything like this, and neither have you." - Ralph Alfonso Ralph Reviews BongoBeat.com
	332.632 - pOeTrY & sCeNe BoOk 3	by Steve Glickman Aug. 12, 2011	$4.95	14294 words	Sample 35%
	"Utter despair, discouragement, hopelessness, and dense almost incomprehensible thoughts... Bring it out at your next literary party and have everyone read a page out loud... I have never read anything like this, and neither have you." - Ralph Alfonso “Ralph Reviews” BongoBeat.com.
	Trash	by David Halliday July 26, 2011	$1.99	138 words	Sample 20%
	My grandfather used to sneak out during the day to a brick wall that existed between he and his farming neighbour. Under a rock he would find the latest pulp novel. In that way my grandfather and his friend would exchange books, reading them in those lazy afternoons when it was too hot to work in the fields. I have dedicated these poems to those pulp novels.
	life of an iceberg - pOeTrY bOoK 1	by Steve Glickman July 22, 2011	$4.95	15536 words	Sample 35%
	"Utter despair, discouragement, hopelessness, and dense almost incomprehensible thoughts... Bring it out at your next literary party and have everyone read a page out loud... I have never read anything like this, and neither have you." - Ralph Alfonso Ralph Reviews BongoBeat.com
	A Conspicuous Medium - poems	by David Sloma July 21, 2011	$2.99	5997 words	Sample 20%
	This is the second collection of poetry and lyrics by David Sloma, first published as a chapbook by The Necropolis Press in 1996. This is the second edition, expanded for 2011.
	Chatterbox Poems	by Sandy Day July 13, 2011	$2.99	38396 words	Sample 30%
	Inspired over the course of a year these poems and concordance provide a squirmingly personal account of what was caught in this poet’s craw her entire life. Chatterbox depicts the shock, denial, sadness, anger, and humour of life’s little losses: divorce, abandonment, infidelity, faith, all that stuff. Chatterbox is cheeky and approachable; readable poetry with a relatable story.
	Malickis Happy Corn Club: An Album Companion	by Brado Creamed Corn June 18, 2011	$2.99	6627 words	Sample 20%
	Malickis Happy Corn Club: An Album Companion A collection of lyrical poetry written by brado creamed corn, the front man of Niagara Falls, Ontario’s punk rock band Malickis Happy Corn Club, and producer of the Electronic project known as the Fallen Robots. Suggested for mature audiences only. Recommended for immature audiences of 18 years old plus.
	Admission pour nulle part	by Éric Roger May 19, 2011	$8.30	3550 words	Sample 40%
	Décrire Éric Roger n’est pas une mince tâche, sa poésie relève de l’inconscient souvent car poète de l’âme. Tantôt urbaine, nomenclature morcelée, comme des photos flash de la surréalité qui nous conditionnent à être ce que nous croyons être, tantôt provocante, intuitive, d’une sauvage tendresse.
	The Ultimate Evil Electronic Chapbook	by Brado Creamed Corn May 08, 2011	$3.99	7505 words	Sample 20%
	a truly deviant electronic chapbook for the real underground scene. Electronic chapbooks The Falls' Prophet The False Prophet & Sometimes you love to kill people compiled together for ultimate evil.
	Sometimes You Love To Kill People	by Brado Creamed Corn May 06, 2011	$1.99	4075 words	Sample 20%
	A collection of lyrical poetry written by brado creamed corn, the front man of Niagara Falls, Ontario’s punk rock band Malickis Happy Corn Club, and producer of the Electronic project known as the Fallen Robots. Suggested for mature audiences only. Recommended for immature audiences of 18 years old plus. A truly deviant chapbook for the real underground scene.
	The Falls' Prophet The False Prophet	by Brado Creamed Corn May 06, 2011	$1.99	3579 words	Sample 20%
	A collection of lyrical poetry written by brado creamed corn, the front man of Niagara Falls, Ontario’s punk rock band Malickis Happy Corn Club, and producer of the Electronic project known as the Fallen Robots. Suggested for mature audiences only. Recommended for immature audiences of 18 years old plus. A truly deviant chapbook for the real underground scene.
	Words Of My Soul	by Jo-Anne Sieppert April 30, 2011	$0.99	4979 words	Sample 5%
	My second collection of poems
	Before The Mist	by Cindy O'Neil April 14, 2011	$5.95	5580 words	Sample 48%
	Before The Mist is a selection of O’Neil’s poetry and lyrics, plus the stories behind each piece. From quirky to contemplative Before The Mist touches on numerous topics, including youth violence, debt and fear induced isolation. The book also features sketches by artist Jeanine Hnatuik.
	Poems: twenty cents each	by Mary Ann Archibald March 19, 2011	$0.99	621 words	Sample 20%
	Poems, twenty cents each is a short ebook comprising five poems by Mary Ann Archibald. Thoughtful prose reflect insights rooted in the commonplace, things and events.
	Plain-chant sur mer	by Dary Jean-Charles March 04, 2011	$8.60	5440 words	Sample 25%
	Dary Jean-Charles est originaire des Gonaïves (Haïti). Il vit à Montréal depuis une trentaine d’années. L’auteur a publié plusieurs recueils de poésie : Haïtianeiges, Encres Brûlées, L’îlerrant, Dentelles du vent et Pages triangulaires. Il nous présente ici son tout nouvel opus : « Plain-chant sur mer ».
	Lettres à mes ombres	by Lenous Suprice March 03, 2011	$8.60	6215 words	Sample 25%
	Lenous Suprice est né à Fond-des-blancs, en Haïti. Il vit à Montréal depuis 1976. Il a publié plusieurs recueils de poèmes, dont : « Rêverrant », « Bwamitan », « Faits divers », « En enjambant le vent », « L’île en pages », « Rouge cueillaison », « Fictive Andalouse en ma mémoire », « Payse au vent », « Pawoli » et « Ruminations ».
	So in it for the In Love	by Chef MyKLove Feb. 18, 2011	$6.99	3753 words	Sample 20%
	A book of Love poems and other observations by Canadian Artist and Poet Chef MyKLove. This is MyKL's first collection of work released on Mystic Imprint and includes Words and Images from 1990 through to 2011.
	Ramblings of a Broken Heart Poetry to Hurt With Volume 3	by Jade Elliot Feb. 07, 2011	$0.99	664 words	Sample 10%
	Poetry to commiserate with over a broken heart
	Ramblings of a Broken Heart Poetry to Hurt With Volume 2	by Jade Elliot Feb. 07, 2011	$0.99	532 words	Sample 10%
	Poetry to commiserate with over a broken heart
	Ramblings of a Broken Heart Poetry to Hurt With Volume 1	by Jade Elliot Feb. 07, 2011	$0.99	528 words	Sample 10%
	Poetry to commiserate with when your heart is breaking
	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
	Hard Brush Soft Paint	by David Halliday Jan. 05, 2011	$2.99	3578 words	Sample 20%
	A young painter finds passion, pain, love, and despair in gesso and canvas.
	God/he	by Andrew Kooman Jan. 04, 2011	$9.99	3682 words	Sample 15%
	A collection of vivid, image-based poems, God/he is both love song and shouting match, a struggle between human and Divine. Through the collection /he faces the agony and insanity of existence head on as /he starts to become more unfamiliar with the God /he thinks /he knows so well, a God who is slippery as a fish, a trickster and green-thumb, a bloodhound on the hunt.
	Heart Strings & Pretty Things	by Lucy London Dec. 13, 2010	$2.00	3039 words	Sample 10%
	An honest collection of poetry exploring heartbreak, loss, and beauty in everyday life.
	Something to live for.	by Toni Sim Dec. 02, 2010	You set the price!	355 words	Sample 20%
	This is a compalation of the poetry that i live to write.
	Silent Screams	by Toni Sim Dec. 02, 2010	You set the price!	158 words	Sample 20%
	This is poetry from the heart. It is not happy, if you want a happy poem you should look else where.
	Le cri du triangle	by Jean-Pierre Makosso Nov. 22, 2010	$9.30	23054 words	Sample 20%
	Moi j’ai la voix et la langue française. Martin Luther King avait sa voix, Malcolm X avait sa voix, Nelson avait sa voix, Patrice Lumumba avait sa voix. Alors tout comme eux, je parlerai avec ma voix en utilisant la langue française. Oui plus tard je serai un homme et je parlerai. Peut-être qu’on m’écoutera.
	Crowd Noises	by David Halliday Oct. 23, 2010	$2.99	2297 words	Sample 20%
	Before I began to listen. In my younger days. I ranted. Invited into small spaces. Where my nose was rubbed in my words. Listened to my fellow poets. Bleed. Black. And wondered if I heard an echo. Or was everyone crazy. These were the Crowd Noises.
	Paysage de romance	by Said Azzaoui Sep. 29, 2010	$8.50	19350 words	Sample 20%
	Accepter de parler à propos de l’autre, tel est le défi qui m’est offert par Saïd Azzaoui. Au travers des années qui me furent octroyées de le côtoyer, de le lire, je suis et demeure l’heureux lecteur de sa poésie. Ses écrits vont de pair avec ses émotions, empreints de fragilité et surtout de sensibilité à l’autre.
	Les Isles errantes	by Jean Cloutier Sep. 26, 2010	$8.25	3930 words	Sample 20%
	Le titre même du recueil laisse deviner une grande errance… Errance amoureuse dans laquelle la douleur et la joie se fondent et se confondent, errance des sens qui voguent d’un corps à un autre, d’une époque révolue à un avenir annoncé, errance des images poétiques à la dérive qui très souvent sont énoncées dans un discours épousant la prose.
	Turtle View Poems - L	by Colette Brown Aug. 26, 2010	$2.99	3235 words	Sample 60%
	A composition of life inspired poems from many life experiences, this book captures the essential connection through words in which you, the reader, can relive or may relate to the emotions that everyone expresses. I truly hope you enjoy it and thank you for reading. Half the book has English poetry and the other half French poetry reflective of my upbringing as a French Canadian in Timmins, On.
	Arizona to Crete	by Marshall Hryciuk July 21, 2010	$1.99	2892 words	Sample 33%
	Since 1992, Marshall Hryciuk has won first prize in four international English language Haiku Contests and a Special Selection Certificate from the Iga-Ueno Basho Festival in 2004 for: weeping willow an egret on driftwood / hunches at the river This records those winners til 2007, along with travel haiku from western USA, Crete, Britain, Italy & Japan
	Haikus de Jarnac et poèmes courts	by Normand Lebeau July 06, 2010	$8.65	3610 words	Sample 50%
	Haïkus de Jarnac a été commis sur une période d’environ 4 ans (2002-2006), bien que quelques poèmes aient été écrits avant et d’autres textes en 2007, 2008, 2009 et même 2010. Inspiré des haïkus japonais, l’auteur s’est permis des libertés quant au format 5-7-5.
	Narcissique dans le bec de l'autruche	by Éric Roger June 15, 2010	$8.50	3514 words	Sample 20%
	Éric Roger nous présente ici son tout dernier recueil de poésie.