New Poetry

This is a collection of poetry and commentaries on life experiences and issues of the spirit movement of the latter half of the 20th century that appear relevant in the emerging 21st. Topics include celebration of life transitions, reflections on lifestyle modes, insights into the religious dimension, the aging process, and speculations regarding the revolutionary imperatives for planet earth.

A collection of new and selected poems from Phibby Venable.

This simple morning rhyme book for baby boys uses rhythm, repetition, and a dash of love to build a child's language, communication, and literacy skills. It is a great way to start a great day! Children's language skills develop long before they can verbalize words. The use of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition can help build your child's language, communication, and literacy skills. This book was written for children from birth to age two, but simple words also make it a great book for beginning readers!

Jay Parini's readings are always an event but too rare. For the first time, Parini has recorded his best known and most recent poems in an audiobook that welcomes the listener to enter his universe, which revolves around his deep connection to nature and underlines his concerns about the impacts of pollution and climate change. The audiobook follows the pattern of his popular readings, with the poet introducing each poem with context and comments, invariably revealing and often amusing.

What if you went to the mailbox one day and received a letter from God asking you to host a dinner - in God's honor? Award-winning author, composer, and lyricist Rayme Sciaroni shares the irresistible story of Jenny, a woman in her early 50s who receives such an invitation. Jenny is requested to invite anyone she chooses as well as a person she doesn't know very well to the momentous event. The guests are urged to each bring a dish they would like for God to taste and to wear clothing they would like for God to see them in.

"I have lost my new blue socks. Did I put them in my box?" Simple rhymes - including "socks", "box", "fox, " and "ox"! - spin the tale of a small duck who waddles through the countryside, forlornly searching for his blue socks. "I'm trying not to be depressed. / Without my socks I feel undressed." Finally, a sharp-eyed peacock sees a bit of blue peeking out of duck's lace-up shoes and the mini-mystery is solved! This winsome story shares the familiar experience of not really losing something after all.