Poetry Unplugged by Irene Brodsky includes poems revealing lyrical moments of sweetness. The most appealing quality of Irene’s poems is their supreme gift of simplicity, devoid of any trace of laboured vocabulary. No doubt, the inspiration of Irene in this collection has created very fine poems full of delicate and fine felicity of expression.

Speaking a language other than his mother tongue Sinhala he sees his journey and arrival into a land that cannot seem to fulfill his dreams. It follows that his poems are those of himself and the other refugees who surround him. His A refugee’s Night is on “a snowy bench and no more,” a rendition of the penniless traveler or the homeless. It is the pain of loss.

Having composed 3,000 poems, Arlene Corwin has extended the thematically based book Birth, Death & In Between II, the theme repeating it seems, lifelong – repeated, but never repetitive.

This book “A Thousand Flamingos” by Sanober Khan has beauty, delicacy and wisdom. What more could we ask for? But, as for her three books they are all the works of an extremely gifted author.

Sanober Khan is a Mumbai-based poet and freelance writer. Her work has been published in many journals. This is her first book. “A touch, a tear, a tempest” was shortlisted in 2012 for the Muse India National Literary Awards. Her other books “Turquoise Silence” and “A Thousand Flamingos” are well known. She has read her poems around the world.

Vijaya Gowrisankar in her Shakespearean sonnet “Your inner light” (page 23) writes about the struggle of the woman who must “explore beyond confines of cage” and overcome the very real fight, “rise above distress to stand” and “climb [steps] built by grit, on land.”

This book is about and conveys bliss. I highly recommend that you read Sanober Khan’s popular book Turquoise Silence in its third edition (Cyberwit, 2017) in order to be carried into a world of delicate joyous experience in a beautiful land.

In several poems included in ‘Lower Hanging Fruit’, Newell seems to recall the past, and reinforce it by his intense imagination. The inspiration behind his poetry is guided by his reflections, memory and remembrance of things past. Wordsworth remarks that poetry is “emotions recollected in tranquility”.

As a poet, I believe every verse has the power to share a bit of my heart with the world. How many of those who read will understand it, I do not know, but I still believe in that. In the same way, while reading poems, I try to understand what the poet is conveying through them to me.

Today I want to share with you a book of poems titled “Inspire” by Vijaya Gowrisankar. I feel very honored to have had the opportunity to read the wonderful collection Vijaya has written, a collection of over one hundred poems.

While reading Anil CS Rao’s poetry I was reminded of a very apt observation made by the great Romantic poet Keats. In one of his letters, Keats says:

Mary Barnet's The New American, a collection of poems with illustrations by her husband Richard E. Schiff, reveals that Barnet is a poet of supreme poetic genius. We find melody and perfect finish in her poems:

Out Of Iceland by Ann Cassin is an exciting weekend read, and an education in, not only Science, but of Iceland, as well, and in sufficient detail to present a clear proof of presence to the reader.

This mammoth volume is billed as “The first ever series of global Jewish humor”. While I understand the marketing idea, I see this literary work as much more than that in both scope and content. In my view and experience this book is “a history-of-the-world-in-progress” told by a quirky but witty protagonist with a Jewish heritage.

This book represents a creative and courageous approach to writing by the author: Dr. Anuj. For me, the boldness has both to do with the subject matter, i.e. the nascence and development of sexuality from childhood onward and the accompanying Freudian explanations, as well as the unusual style of writing: 259 pages of mostly third person narrative and devoid of dialogue! The possible pitfalls to avoid in such an endeavor are many...

This is a delightful and fast-paced play – in three acts – which is set in India. Girija has done a wonderful job with her storytelling and, even though I was convinced that I had guessed the final outcome already one-third of the way through the script, the author managed to throw out a few surprising fireballs all the way to the final page.

At one point, irritated by her patron (boss), Maka Malkia says to him: “Take it or leave it, Monsieur!” then she mumbles: “All these whites, they want to teach us their civilization, Ha!” Not only is she the dominant character of the book, but she is the spirit and soul of Africa.

Bright Lights, Big Buddha, a Runner Up in the 2005 Hypnologic fiction Contest, is the first novel by Anil CS Rao. The novel reveals innumerable effects or impressions in Anil’s heart and soul, caused by self-hypnosis. We find here a detailed psychological analysis of Anil’s mind. No doubt, Rao shows “the heart of a poet” by revealing most profound levels of delusional broodings.

The most noticeable characteristic of Cosmos III in his poetry collection Cosmic Blues: A Genesis is his originality. His poetry collection is full of variety and vitality.

New book of Moshé Liba «Bush Meat» is a refined pattern of a post-Bible reflection, where Secrets of Spirit rigidly open through unusual poetic-naturalistic synthesis ― is an utmost combination of symbolical tragedy and of the concrete horrifying documentary of life. Having bowed out, the author, the former diplomat, every second painfully realizes (again and again!)

Albert Russo's collected short fiction, published in three volumes by Domhan Books, is a story cycle that spans nearly twenty-five years and is both chronicle and allegory of its author’s life and times.

The author exhibits many first-rate qualities as a writer, including his superb attention to story construction and his meticulous literary craftsmanship.