This sixth book in the phrases series is another great accumulation of poetry created by set phrases that are given weekly in Janet L. Vicks forum at the Writers Poetry Alliance. It is wonderful to see how the poems vary in content by all the Poets even though the set phrases are used. Thus creating a compilation of poems that are a most suitable enjoyable read for all age groups ... www.apfpublisher.com

This is the fifth book in series created by the Alliance Poets..Accomplished greatly from set phrases to be inspired from... thus there is much diversity of thought, mood and love to be enjoyed by all ...

This is the third book in Janet L Vick's Phrase challenge series... including some most wonderful divers poetry created through inspiration formed by the set words ... Thus showing the great diversity of poetry and a Poetic mind..All the included is highly desired for readers of all ages ...

In this unique poetry anthology, 100 grown men - bestselling authors, poets laureate, actors, producers and other prominent figures from the arts, sciences and politics, share the poems that have moved them to tears.

This is the 7th book in this series of poetry created from set phrases given by Janet L. Vick in order to chalenge the poets to be inspired to use them in a poem ... thus creating some wonderful diversly inspired poetry that can be enjoyed by all readers of any age ...

In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.

Over the course of more than four decades, contemporary American poet Jean Valentine has written eleven books of stunning, spirit-inflected poetry. This collection of essays, assembled over several years by Kazim Ali and John Hoppenthaler, brings together twenty-six pieces on all stages of Valentine's career by a range of poets, scholars, and admirers. Valentine's poetry has long been valued for its dreamlike qualities, its touches of the personal and the political, and its mesmerizing phrasing. Valentine is a National Book Award winner and was named the State Poet of New York in 2008. She has taught a number of popular workshops and has been awarded a Bunting Institute Fellowship, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, and the Shelley Memorial Prize.