Poetry is a literary genre that utilizes language for its aesthetic and poignant characteristics. It frequently uses certain types and arrangements to expound the meaning of the words; thus, the text is representing something that’s beyond its literal meaning. This genre also aims to draw particular emotional and sensual responses from the readers with the help of different literary devices, such as figurative language.
Like other forms of literature, poetry is also here to tell stories, highlight traditions, express thoughts, and a whole lot more. Readers often seek poetry for advice, comfort, wisdom, and other reasons. So if you are looking for brilliant works under this genre, then listed below are the poetry books that you might want to check out.
Poetry to Live By: Messages From the Heart by Teresa Dye
Poetry to Live by Messages From the Heart is penned by Teresa Dye, which was published last 2020 by AuthorHouse. This book tackles different angles of life, including love, reflection, motivation, and life in general. It also stands as a great adviser as it gives a variety of advice to the readers focusing on forgiveness, friendship, and the likes. Poetry to Live By also provides some tips for on the best ways for the youth to become productive and active parts of the society and aims to help readers in appreciating the methods on cultivating a deeper relationship with the Lord.
Jaime’s Inspirations: Poems From the Heart & Mind by Jaime P. Fidler
Published poet Jaime Fidler, with two amazing pieces in the National Book of Poetry, wrote the remarkable Jaime’s Inspirations: Poems From the Heart & Mind. It talks about how at various times in everyone’s lives, they always go through some moments where they feel extreme emotions. People discover their own ways of managing both positive and negative circumstances, as well as the consequences that these feelings bring. However, everybody can get a better grasp and relate to those intense emotions, especially while reading poetry books like Jaime Fidler’s.
A Love Story by Joanna C. Valente
Joanna C. Valente’s A Love Story looks into the bleakest edges of the heart, unraveling our idea of identity. The book was recently published last July 13, 2021 by Vegetarian Alcoholic Press. A Love Story uncovers everyone’s experiences in a peculiar and undiscovered universe that they frequently engage with to make sense of. Thus, the poems featured in this promising book are a harmony inside a closed box. Do people prefer to open the box and examine what it contains or are they courageous enough to delve deeper to get to know themselves better?
Goldenrod: Poems by Maggie Smith
This Amazon and National bestseller was recently released by Atria/One Signal Publishers last July 27, 2021. It is penned by the award-winning poet Maggie Smith. This book features a poignant anthology of poems that center on different aspects of life, specifically parenthood, solitariness, love, and memory. Smith definitely knows how to showcase the wonders of the present through the recollection of memories from various things and places. Therefore, the poems in this heartwarming book honor the forms of daily life, discover and enjoy the space between idea and experiences, and help everyone to remember that they have the power to judge what is beautiful.
The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace is part of Women Are Some Kind of Magic Series. CreateSpace published this book in 2016 and in the same year, the book won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry. It is a collection of poems that is split into four different sections. The said parts are the following: the princess; the damsel; the queen; and you. The first three parts sews together the personal experiences of Lovelace in three phases, while the last chapter serves as a reminder for the readers and for the whole human race. Thus, this book looks into life and all its angles, including love, motivation, loss, grief, mending, and more.
Poetry, therefore, has the ability to bring out both the good and ugly of life and help readers learn from them in a better and more entertaining way.
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