A new title by Detlev Kirchgatter. Previous ones: Glimpses From Three Continents, My Berlin - Its People from Hitler to the Present and Voyage Into Life. This new book Canadian Verse is an excursion into the world of verse ably illustrated by his Berlin friend, Frank Zierach, to emphasize the meaning of each verbal palette. In precise diction the writer addresses himself to the issues of social/political concerns in the latter half of the 20^th century as they apply to Canada and the world at large.

Some of the biting criticism is ameliorated by the beauty of Canadian landscape, as one can find it in the ruggedness of a Canadian Shield, a Pacific Coastline, or an infinity of the Prairies.

A perusal of this volume will leave the reader pondering: Whereto humanity?

Uses a wide variety of forms from free verse to concrete poetry and Haiku. An entertaining and at times deeply moving selection of poems ranging from grief and anguish to the merriment of a child's adventure.

There is a seed inside the soul that grows into dreams. It is filled with incredible potential and the power to change. It is composed of the beauty of life and awakens you to live. This is a dreamseed.

dreamseeds is a collection of different thoughts, perspectives and reflections expressed in the voice of poetry. May this collection of poems provide you with a window of sunlight in your garden of life, and inspire you to awaken your own dreamseed.

As a child, I could not understand why the children got punished because their parents were going through hard times. It was the child that got the blame for the wrongs of the adult. The child was put into homes that needed workers to help on the farms and they were placed their by the Children's Aid. The family was split up so there was no one to play with and in the end the games were played in the ones own mind. My poem, "I Walk Alone" reflects on my pains as a child experiencing difficult times in foster homes and being separated from my family.

When I grew older, to confirm to myself that I had become a man and that I could live on my own, I joined the Canadian Armed Forces. I suppose at the same time, I was looking for friendship. But to tell you the truth, I have never been able to experience a lifetime friendship. I have kept in touch with one army friend, but you could not call it close friends as he did not extend the same willingness to carry on our friendship. This isolation shows up in many of my poems, such as "To Walk in Memories".

The abuse caused by the welfare is one of my most heart felt poems as when I retired. The hard time they gave me in trying to get financial assistance for me and my grandchild was a paltry $116/month. This financial difficulty cumulated with the frustration of not been able to work for a living, gave me the anger inside that inspired me to write poetry for this book.I am not a story writer. I did it in poetry because it seems easier for me to express my thoughts in short writings. There are several poems that relate to the challenges I faced with welfare, "Welfare Pay Day" is one such poem.

Religion is another hard subject for me as it creates a lot of contradictions both in reading it and listening to someone preaching it."Blame It on My Brother" and "What is Sin?" are two poems that express my thoughts on the ambiguity of religion.

In our society we have courts and corruption of courts; they call this law? In "Rule by Elders", I write:"One word in law becomes a book, and in the end the meaning mistook." The drunkenness of judges and lawyers up here was pretty bad. They have tried to clean some of it up but what of the lives they ruined when the were drunk in the court rooms themselves? There is no law when you say to the First Nations that you are under apartheid, which the Indian Act is, but we call it equality. The Indian Act is one law that we cannot have in our society. We cannot have equality when the laws are different for different groups of people. They say it is because of the government. But to my mind, that is even worse as they are the ones that are supposed to make society equal.

I have done many years hunting and trapping up here in the Arctic. We had wide open trap lines but you respected the other person's line. If another trapper was on a certain line first, you made your line some place else. Most of us just got enough fur to support our families. It was the white-man that thought himself one step higher and in the end destroyed the life in the bush for both himself and the natives. I have several poems on my life in the bush, for example, "The Hunter".

Every individual has at least one muse in their life. I have several. My strongest muse has been my wife. This book takes the reader through the years surrounding my first child's birth, and the deep changes it brought to me daily. I hope that this book is indicative of the love and joy I receive from my family.

Poems condense thoughts and experiences. Art does the same with visual media. Impromptu Musings contains brief excursions into the cosmos, nature, life, people, places, seasons, plants and spirituality. Each section is illustrated by a painting done by the author.

Here's a peep-show compendium of personal poems with a pulsing, provocative pace. Each one is linked to events of its time, along with a look at what lured it to life.

Author Walt McConville lets down his hair (the little he has left) and gives you a candid contemplation of a life lived to the limit.

With seven books, three musicals, two plays, and over 500 poems, short stories, travel and technical items to his credit, Walt's way with words will warm you within!

No Destination: A Travellers Way is a collection of poetry spanning six decades. It is my father's work. When I started this project I thought this was a gift for him. After immersing myself with a script of over 1000 pages of poems for well over 10 hours, I was acutely aware of my feelings- past and present. I recalled incidents, stories, memories awash with joy, anger, guilt and surprise. Does everyone close to a poet feel the work with this intensity? I realized then, that this gift was mine.

In addressing the near-impossible task of giving old warnings in new ways, the free verse presented in Standpoint evokes a sharp sense of place and a strong sense of history. Human behaviour and characteristics are alluded to against a backdrop of non-urban landscapes, as in "Pub Lunch". "Homeric Law" and "Heliostat" remind us that what is essentially good, worthy or healthy should not be extinguished by pretension, cowardice or hubris.

Poems such as "Fire Break" and "Up-Island Cloudburst" argue that, in the long term, landscapes and events are integral to themselves despite human intervention. The repetitive or cyclical urge to meddle may be unwholesome and disruptive but all change is transitory, and humankind is but one casual ingredient in the cosmic mix.

The 5" by 7" format of this collection makes it suitable for travelling in a pocket to the moors, the forest, the beach - or a secluded sofa in your favorite coffee shop. The book also packs easily for mailing as a gift. Poems in this collection have been heard and enjoyed by listeners of most ages, from late teens to early eighties, and the poetry resonates with both women and men.

Those who shy away from reading poetry are encouraged to discover the increased dimension which this literary form achieves when read aloud. No audience is needed. Be your own auditor and reader. Use the poet's words and punctuation to interpret the poet's question, but let your own timbre and intonation discover the relevance of the diction to your viewpoint.

Poems in this book portray deep emotions, vivid pictures, and life experience of an ordinary man. There are nature poems, protest poems, love poems and song lyrics - all thought provoking. Some poems paint pictures, others tell stories and describe situations, people and places.

The one-act play about a man's doting love and passion for his only daughter, is a humorous and entertaining story with a beautiful conclusion. His short prose includes a humorous look at growing up.

To One and All is a collection of poems written in plain, everyday language about events in our lives. It is addressed to one and all, young and old, and the world at large. It comprises stories and riddles about many of the emotions and thoughts each of us feel at some point in our lives.

The poems in this collection both ask and answers questions, and give hints and clues to some nagging events in our lives. Everyone of us should find some of our questions answered in these poems. Mr. Scott conveys to us the peace and quiet that lies within him, as well as his desire to see the world at large unite and seek this peace, whichis found from Heaven above.

To One and All draws upon faith, love of beauty and social awareness. It points to the very thread that binds all of the verse, and the presence of the workings of God in the universe. We should always seek to know God's purpose by following His teachings --especially to love our neighbour.

Poemario bilingüe (en Inglés y Español) sobre el deseo, el amor y la soledad escritos por el autor Venezolano-Canadiense Nacho Rodríguez, entre los años 1998 y 2007.

Bilingual (English and Spanish) collection of poems about love, loss and desire written between 1998 and 2007 by Venezuelan-Canadian writer Nacho Rodriguez.

"Reading Ryan Daniels has always been a great delight for me. My impression of him is that he writes inspired pieces of poetry -- quite delectable to the heart, the mind and the spirit. An analogy that instantly comes to my mind is one of "nectar" -- his poetry nourishes and uplifts your spirits. To me, he is like the English Romantic poet Shelley's skylark who embraces the dark blue in his flights and from those lofty heights sings with full-throated ease of humanity's essential nobility and goodness. And his poetry has a certain charismatic power to make us believe in ourselves. To read his poems is essentially to enter into a soulful communion that brings us closer to all of God's creation in a spirit of loving kindness and compassion, even as it exhilarates our hearts and fills our minds with the sublimest of thoughts. I have no doubt Ryan's poetry will instantly endear itself to the readers and affect them with a blitheness of spirit that will catch on. So, here's some manna dew -- for you!" CR Mittal, poet and scholar. ryandaniels.net

Much has happened in the three years since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001: what must we remember and what must we learn?

This book, a tribute to the 26 Canadians who lost their lives in the twin towers that day, recounts the uniquely Canadian aspects of this world-scale story, through interviews, reflections and poems from Canadians from all walks of life. Political and business leaders, firefighters and emergency services workers, children and parents, ministers and philosophers, famous and anonymous.

Read touching and heart-wrenching poems and reflections from elementary school children; remember your recollections of that day alongside John Manley, Rita MacNeil, Peter Dey and other Canadian leaders; reflect on your learnings and changes as you hear firsthand experiences of Ground Zero from journalists and disaster relief workers.

These stories and reflections run the gamut of our collective journey that began on September 11th. Beginning with disbelief and overwhelming grief, moving through acts of sacrifice, courage and hospitality, our journey of healing and hope is ongoing and still palpable. Through all the sadness, fear and darkness, above all these stories are about how good prevailed on September 11th, and how good can prevail if we make the right choices today.

Also visit the author's website at www.orangealert.ca.

A powerful series of short poems exploring the theme of loneliness with a deep, intense honesty that invoke an emotional release for the reader.