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		<title>The Soundless Symphony by Stacy Seraphina White</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With contrasts in intensity and tone, the work aches as much as it sparkles. The Soundless Symphony: At the Heart of Night is a gorgeous collection that illuminates even the darkest spaces of life. Divided into sections that read as literary movements, the poems journey from numbness toward vitality. Today’s Tomorrow woos readers with poignant [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Sort of Lullaby by Mandy Whyman</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/a-sort-of-lullaby-by-mandy-whyman/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A welcoming, emotional, and aesthetic experience for readers. A Sort of Lullaby: Poetry of the Ordinary by Mandy Whyman is a lively, organic collection of poetry that inspires childlike wonder and a renewed appreciation for the natural world. Across just under 50 unique poems, the author reflects on plants, animals, love, and the shifting seasons—both [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Before the World Moves On by Nathaniel Terrell</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/before-the-world-moves-on-by-nathaniel-terrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A lively collage of artistic expression. If you want sappy endings, rigid structure, or heavy, archaic language, the poets of old are waiting to test your literary fortitude. But if you crave an author willing to keep it real without compromise, Nathaniel Terrell is the poet you’re looking for. His lyrical book, Before the World [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Party Animals by Ethan Heusser</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/party-animals-by-ethan-heusser/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A fresh and engaging perspective on life’s unpredictable moments. Party Animals is a modern collection of poems that offers readers an introspective look at our place in the grand scheme of things. Ethan Heusser explores everything from spirituality to the economy with style, brightness, and a golden tongue. The three main divisions, Phylogenetics, Cladistics, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sometimes We Can Fall Asleep Below Stars And Already Be Home by David Joseph</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/sometimes-we-can-fall-asleep-below-stars-and-already-be-home-by-david-joseph/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The warmth and light every discomforted soul needs. Sometimes We Can Fall Asleep Below Stars And Already Be Home is a heartwarming collection of extraordinary poems that draws from ordinary moments. Whether eating, sleeping, breathing, learning, feeling, or dying, we all share in these human experiences, yet David Joseph has a unique way of perceiving [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When I Know My Worth by Laura Linn Knight</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/when-i-know-my-worth-by-laura-linn-knight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lily Andrews]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An absolute must-have for anyone seeking to boost their confidence. Soothing Stories for Grown Up Hearts: When I Know My Worth is a gentle collection spun by Laura Linn Knight. Aesthetic and rhythmic, the short tales take a poetic and educative approach, aiming to help readers connect with their inner child and parent that inner [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When I Remember by Laura Linn Knight</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/when-i-remember-by-laura-linn-knight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcoming, thoughtfully paced, and emotionally resonant. Most of us have memories from childhood. Some are worth remembering, events that make us smile when we reflect. Other memories are not so great, moments that left us with damage that we are still trying to repair. But can you remember what it felt like to be a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blue California Sky by B. L. Bruce</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/blue-california-sky-by-b-l-bruce/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thoughtful, engaging, and arresting. A ticking clock diligently marks the unflinching forward march of time, but B. L. Bruce takes a more organic approach in her elemental poetry collection, Blue California Sky. Tender buds, fallen snow, and fledgling birds chronicle the passage of time, while emphatic verse touches hearts and journeys through the quotidian experiences [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blooms at Midnight by Olivia Kay Washington</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/blooms-at-midnight-by-olivia-kay-washington/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As much a journey of love as it is one of loss. How would you explain the rhythm of music to a deaf person? A colorful painting to a blind person? The cry of a newborn to a mother deprived of that glorious moment? Blooms at Midnight is an anthology of heartbreaking prose and poems [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Heart of a Soul Comforter by Kayla Muth</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/heart-of-a-soul-comforter-by-kayla-muth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thought-provoking, lyrical, and enjoyable. Heart of a Soul Comforter is a short collection of poems that speaks to the trials and tribulations we all face while trying to find our bearing in this turbulent world. Themes range from anxiety and depression to friendship and fun, all topics that resonate with a wide audience. Readers will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Untouched: A Poetry Collection by Ana Dee</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/untouched-by-ana-dee/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An arresting goldmine of emotive poems that strikes a delicate balance between fragility and durability. Pause for a moment and reflect on five words. “We’ve been intimate without touching.” It is with this sort of evocative simplicity that Ana Dee conducts the symphony of emotion that exists within her love-themed treasure chest, Untouched. This bare [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Loving Strays by Franco Cardiello</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/loving-strays-by-franco-cardiello/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A collection that will tug on heartstrings while leaving readers with a sense of longing. A progressive story told in unpretentious verse, Loving Strays by Franco Cardiello is a collection of poems that explores life’s tempestuous journey with a grain of salt, a dose of truth, and the benefit of self-reflection. Divided into cleverly named [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Destroy Creation: Phase II by Ryan A. Kovacs</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/destroy-creation-by-ryan-a-kovacs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wildly suspenseful and impressively innovative. When a person is unsure of what he is or how much he is truly capable of, how can he ever trust himself? How can he love himself? For Thomas, these questions form the violent storm swirling in his troubled mind. After a nuclear explosion at an underground testing facility, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Deep Craving by Joe Giampaolo</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/deep-craving-by-joe-giampaolo/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Poignancy can be found in even the simplest of phrases. Beautiful in its simplicity and bold in its truthfulness, Deep Craving, A Collection of Poems contains dozens of delectable poems that speak to the core of our shared connection as living, loving, and learning beings. By means of verse, Joe Giampaolo reflects on love, loss, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shadows Amongst the Threads by J.A. Santana</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/shadows-amongst-the-threads-by-j-a-santana/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Darkness, gloom, shadows, anxiety, passion, despair, dread, fear. All of these descriptive terms and feelings are brought to mind when considering Shadows Amongst the Threads. Here, J.A. Santana takes a deep dive into the spaces where that which lurks among the shadows is forced into the light. While the timeless world of poetry has no [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Violet by Sabrina Simon</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/violet-by-sabrina-simon/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Captures the innocence of fully losing yourself to love. Violet is an honest collection of fifty poems that may look small on the outside but reveal themselves as huge on the inside. The frame of mind when falling in love for the first time and other emotional excerpts are explored from the perspective of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Christmas Begins With Christ by Gina Kirkland</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/christmas-begins-with-christ-by-gina-kirkland/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Murello]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The perfect gift for a child in your life. Christmas Begins With Christ is a lovely multi-purpose picture book that offers lessons about Jesus’ presence in our day-to-day lives, thoughtfully captures the spirit of the season, and helps little readers learn basic counting. The story exudes warmth and joy, giving parents a nice way to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Write Or Die: Expressions of Life, Love &#038; Loss &#8211; Vol. 1 by Andre Jerry</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/write-or-die-by-andre-jerry/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“When my inner light shines it makes my whole appearance brighter and allows my soul to glow.” Such a heartening voice touches every poem in this compact volume. Encouraged to express emotion through the sharpest of tools, the written word, Andre Jerry uses poetry as a powerful outlet to detail a life spent searching for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Itches Inside My Head: Volume I by Randy Mazie</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/itches-inside-my-head-by-randy-mazie/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://indiestoday.com/?p=37529</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[A wonderfully exuberant book of poems. Itches Inside My Head: Volume I is a bedazzling collection of lighthearted poems geared toward young readers. Delightfully glad-hearted, Randy Mazie’s anthology tackles issues common to childhood, ranging from the ever-present monster hiding under the bed to tender bonding moments shared with a parent. Fans of rhyming poetry will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Healing Yesterday&#8217;s Tears by Kyli Santiago</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/healing-yesterdays-tears-by-kyli-santiago/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Jackson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A balm for your hurting heart. “I must write to heal my shattered heart that bleeds in sorrow and still cries yesterday’s tears.” Does this stanza find an echo in your ailing soul? If so, Kyli Santiago’s highly personal journal of poetry, Healing Yesterday&#8217;s Tears &#8211; An Inspiring Poetry Book about Overcoming Emotion and Discovering [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Postcards From Beyond Reality by Bernard Jan</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/postcards-from-beyond-reality-by-bernard-jan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky Flowers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Original and compelling. Postcards From Beyond Reality: The Selected Poems of Michael Daniels by Bernard Jan is a clever collection of postcard-sized snippets of thought and reverie wrought from the mind of fictional skateboarding teen, Michael Daniels. The thematic elements weave through topics ranging from grief, loss, and heartbreak to beauty, peace, and wistfulness. As [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Prophecy of Achilles by H M Roberts</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/prophecy-of-achilles-by-h-m-roberts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[R.C. Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As stimulating as it is entertaining. From time immemorial mankind has proven our love for heroes. Heroes offer hope when things are dark. They help define the moral line between good and bad. They reveal the potential that is waiting inside of all of us. But mostly, these legendary heroes provide endless opportunities for pleasurable [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Forty Four by Jan Miklaszewicz</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/forty-four-by-jan-miklaszewicz/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[R.C. Gibson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Smart and penetrating. A thoughtful guided meditation that helps readers examine their unique perspective and small place in the world, Forty Four is a special compilation of poetry and artwork. Eccentric and thoroughly contemporary in composition, Miklaszewicz forgoes the weight of traditional poetry. Rather than musings on life, death and love, Forty Four jumps right [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Cool and Warmth of Hearts by J.A. Santana</title>
		<link>https://indiestoday.com/the-cool-and-warmth-of-hearts-by-j-a-santana/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Ehmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sure to stoke your inner passion. The Cool and Warmth of Hearts by J.A. Santana is a collection of poetry that takes a step back and examines one of the most explored and vexing of human expressions, love. As long as humans have been writing, they’ve been writing about the experience of love. But love [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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