Delirium

The horrors of the pandemic’s sickness, death, and the incomprehensible long shut-ins that people have had to endure, along with the strife of Black Lives Matter and political turmoil, were unrelenting in their multiple waves of despair. It kept slamming us down over and over again, not letting us rise to our feet or get a mental grip of what is right and wrong, who is friend or foe, spinning us out of control with ourselves and others.

Putting pieces of my soul on paper during these last 10 months, making words try to find answers to this frenzy we are going through, was a quest as confusing as the events happening all around us right now. But I had to try.

The result was Delirium. Please absorb and enjoy.

Dear Reader

An impressive, moving, and assured debut collection of poems about the richness of nature, human emotion, and the human condition in general. Innovative and fresh, at times playful at times serious always with a keen eye for the tell-tale detail. Rooted in personal experience, the reader is exposed to and invited to share in the poet’s intimate emotional journey, joy, elation, wonder and sometimes fragile memories as well as his iconoclastic take on common Western myths.

Beginning with a welcoming message to the reader in the opening poem ‘Dear Reader’ that any personal interpretation is as valid as the author’s to the challenge of the last poem of the collection ‘My Ode to Joy’ to find the personal ‘addition to the sum of creation,’ this collection is sure to delight the reader.

de Luna: The Light in My Darkness

As the moon’s gravity controls the waves at sea, so does de Luna grasp the intensifying emotions of power plus constraint. Submerging deeply in the darkness of pain, de Luna seeks to convey the experience of transitioning from a place of uncertainty to a place of serenity. Only to rise to the empowerment of newfound identity.

Conversations with Flowers

Dive into a poetic tapestry where the author intricately weaves reflections on nature, the sting of loss, the intricacies of relationships, and the myriad hues of life. Using masterful metaphors, she crafts layers of meaning that beckon the reader to explore deeper with each revisit. These poems not only celebrate the rejuvenating power of faith but also resonate and linger long after the last word is read. Conversations with Flowers is a collection that invites and enchants, compelling you to return time and time again.

Collections of a Filthy Heart

I have a filthy heart.

It’s been bruised,

and broken,

and houses secrets best left in the dark.

These are its collections.

Courtney Jones lives in downtown Toronto, working in content creation and digital strategy. An avid lover of the written word, she prefers to pass her free time reading a good book while enjoying a glass of even better red wine.

Chock Full of Fuckery

Chock Full of Fuckery is a captivating collection of poems, short stories, and musings told through the lens of a mixed, Gen X chick who is ridiculously sick of everyone’s shit. Including her own.

Blended with pain and humor, this book gives a glimpse into raw and often absurd aspects of her life, and offers a gentle reminder that life is a tapestry of experiences interwoven with darkness and light, tragedy and triumph.

Be ready to embrace the beautiful mess of one woman’s history. Why? Because this could be just what you need right now.

Blue Be the Night

Mary Shelley subtitled her novel Frankenstein "The Modern Day Prometheus" in which she built her character part by part. Lewton Thomas Jones has written a poetry novel using the parts of his life that helped build his person.

Blue Be the Night is a sojourn from philosophical ponderings on life to different styles of the poetic form with the later pages playing games with language reminiscent of James Joyce. This book uses language to embellish a diary of a life song ignited by poesy into the creation of Lewton Thomas Jones.

Bloom

blooming

-

you are making a poem out of me

one that carefully crafts your love

in eloquent words

equally messy, ones that have been hurt

words shown mercy through the hard times

ones shown grace.

ones that take every syllable

and form them to your perfect face

the struggles, the highs

the falls and the flys

all of them written out —

all of them brought to life

a life full of you and all it’s meant to be

yes, here you are

making a poem out of me.  

Bibles and Cigars

Bibles and Cigars are questions of why: Why Luxury? Why pain? Why Animosity? More importantly, Why Salvation?

We crave and understand what we see. It is the definition of finding ways through life and adjusting through meanings with time, energy, and shadows. With Light comes happiness, and with time comes experiences. With poetry comes self-indulgence with the luxury of life, which explains what we are doing and meant to do. Bibles and Cigars is a pleasure-seeking book that describes our sins, mistakes, and desires in many different ways to understand our growth in life.

Being Human in This Crazy World

It is a daily struggle trying to navigate this crazy world as a simple, emotional, and superbly flawed human being.

The poems contained in this book delve into relationships that we as human beings must juggle and ultimately master in order to survive this life and become fulfilled, reasonably happy people.

The hope is to inspire, educate, amuse, and touch the hearts and souls of the reader through honest and relatable poetic pieces of work by a fellow, sympathetic human being.

Beauty and the Dark

Quick and fast notes of poetry and personal quotes to live my own life by, now shared with the world. Welcome to my world and inner most dark, beautiful thoughts. In this book I wear my mental illness and addictions on my sleeve in a written form that is very relatable and easy to understand.

Back to the '50s

Back to the ’50s, a book of poems highlighting life in America during the 1950s by Earlene Green Evans will take you on an exciting trip without luggage or a ticket. After experiencing the ‘good old days,’ you may not want to return to reality. You will stroll the street of an ideal crime-free neighborhood. How about squeezing into a neighbor’s crowded living room to view outrageous, funny comedians or cowboys and Indians on a dinner plate size black and white television screen. You will make an appearance in your stylish poodle skirt with a matching off-shoulder blouse. Then, rack your brains trying to understand the impact of Russia’s Sputnik. Dance to exhaustion with the music of the famous Drifters. Perhaps you just prefer to relax in the cool breeze on a strong tree limb with your favorite book.

Back to the ’50s will definitely rekindle buried feelings, old habits and foggy thoughts of people, places and things in the safe haven of the fabulous ’50s.