book reviews

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

I am an act of rebellion
Tales of long-lost love, where a princess yearns for a man’s plea To be redeemed for her desolation, waiting for someone who sets her soul free.
By Hridya Sharma9 months ago in Poets
Before Sunset: And Yet, My Heart Belongs to You
Inspired by Jibanananda Das' poem "Dujon" “Don’t search for me—you haven’t for years— And I haven’t sought you either— Yet beneath the same star— On the far side of the same lighted earth, We dwell— The world’s old roads fade with time, Love slowly disappears, Even stars must one day die— Mustn’t they?” — Jibanananda Das,(Bengali Rhymer)from “ Dujon”)
By Riham Rahman 9 months ago in Poets
The Ink in the Wind
In a small village nestled between the green folds of the Valleys of Vareen, there lived a poet named Elian. He was not a man of fame or fortune, nor was he particularly charming or bold. But his words had a way of slipping into hearts like rain into thirsty soil.
By Ashikur Rahman Bipul9 months ago in Poets
Not Going Around
Not Going Round Just because the earth is round doesn’t mean my life have to be My storm ends here you see So I got off the merry go round of darkness
By L.I.E9 months ago in Poets
Firefly’s Dream
At night, fireflies glow, and secret dreams. Nearly tearful breeze, Moonlight Watch, Crystal Clear. The silver tip of the planted grass,
By Vijoy9 months ago in Poets
One Life
🍂We all have ''one life''🥰 Use it with ''happiness'' Not ''sadness'' Listen to ''your own heartbeat'' Not ''the voice of others''
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
5/1/25
I sit here hugging the ocean And yet I hold nothing Choking on tears of fear Of futures lost Was it just a stepping stone
By Atomic Historian9 months ago in Poets
A love letter to everything I have survived
Darkness in its deepest sonder, desolation in its truest bareness, all embraced my shattered skin, Enclothed in the tightness of survival, the light that belied in its invisibility propelled me to keep my hope akin.
By Hridya Sharma9 months ago in Poets
Healing in Silence
In the quiet of the night, When the world feels far away, I search for pieces of my heart, That left me on that day. The echoes of your laughter fade,
By Sen Sab9 months ago in Poets
Grief of separation
Do you have any medicine for the grief of separation...? Dear Bulb, your sick. Have you heard or not...? The one who came, has he taken the heart or not...?
By WAQAS AHMAD9 months ago in Poets
A Summer Evening...
A summer evening... Red... colored nails and flowers Fingertips and hearts The sun... In the night when you lie down
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets
Sometimes, We Forget
Sometimes... we forget Two people who have been together for a while From being far away, they become close people But sometimes, we are so close that we can't see
By Rohitha Lanka9 months ago in Poets