Louie Levy As a Poet  

Poet Joseph S. Spence, Sr., Remembering Matsuo Bashō and Yaso Buson
This amazing book, The Awakened One Poetics, by Joseph S. Spence Sr., is such a wonderful book to read. It captures inspirational thoughts and enlightens the spirit within the soul. more...

No Nukes - A Poet's Theological Odyssey of Lament Regarding The Elimination of Nukes From Earth

No Nukes is an awesome book of poems consisting of 66 pages with a glossary. This excellent book sets the stage for the elimination of nuclear weapons from our world. The book is divided into various sections: the first contains narrative poems, the second songs of peace, and the third a series of haiku poems. Correspondingly, the two page glossary at the end gives an explanation of the terms used in the text for understanding of the reader. more...

Rediscovering The Khmers" by Antonio Graceffo Reviewed by David Calleja

For anybody going to Cambodia seeking real adventure with real people, you do not need a guidebook; you need Rediscovering the Khmers.  more...

Cracks in the Mirror Stimulating Poems of Adventurous by a World Traveler
Reviewed by Joseph S. Spence, Sr., Trilogy Poetic Literature and Prose

Cracks in the Mirror is an exceptional book of poems consisting of a variety of poetry styles and forms with a unique tone of articulation by Jan Oskar Hansen. more...

HOMEWARD BOUND....Prose, Poetry, Senryu, Tanka
By a Norwegian seafarer - stunning, candid reflections of a life on sea and land. Be ready for the voice of a seasoned sailor. 

Hansen invites us to share his life’s adventures as a high seas explorer with brilliant insights at once salty, gritty, perceptive, sensitive, philosophical, spiced with irony. more...

Crazed by the Sun by Lynn Strongin, Paperback (pp. 128) ISBN: 978- 81-8253-112-3, Cyberwit.net, 2008 Reviewed by Janet K. Brennan

This magnificent anthology, which features some of the best poets I have read in many years, is a work to be studied for its importance and contribution to world literature. more...

New Utopia - Rich Haiku Poems With Diversity of Religious Awareness By Joseph Spence, Sr.

The magnificent words and symbolisms regarding the Bodhi Tree are the foundation for the theme of this wonderful book, New Utopia by Kumar, which is consistent throughout its pages. The essence of the theme starts with the Endless Helix lines by Ban'ya Natsuishi, to the concept of End of Summer by Sayumi Kamakura, and the illustrious words of Adam Donaldson Powell articulated in the forward section. more...

GAYTUDE-Critical Analysis

Albert Russo and Adam Donaldson Powell's Gaytude, a poetic journey around the world, makes it evident that  the gay poems always have a distinctive voice, because a gay poet suffers from a sense of ostracism, of being excluded by others due to difference. The tradition of celebrating  Platonic friendship with a boy has always been there in world poetry. more...

T. WIGNESAN
DELICIOUSLY NAUGHTY 20th CENTURY FICTION

Victorian (pen-in-cheek) Vignettes is based upon the Victoria Institution and its alumni, and the Malaya Hall community in London. The Victoria Institution being a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which upholds the British public school tradition for Malays, Chinese and Indians in the capital. more...

T. WIGNESAN 
INTELLECTUAL SLUMMING WITH A GENIUS.

What happens when a genius and a scholar and a writer compiles and publishes a series of essays and interviews on ... more... 

Janet K. Brenan's Healing Power, An Interpretation of her novel A Dance in the Woods

Crazed by the Sun, Lynn Strongin, Published by Cyberwit.net, ISBN: 978- 81-8253-112-3, First Edition 2008, pp. 128, Paperback $15.95

Her introduction begins w/ the opening lines of E.E. cummings “i thank You God for most the amazing day,” surely one of the most exultant poems of the twentieth century. more...

Poetic tribute to Mother Nepal

While our country is battling its own identity and nationalism is being challenged, Bhuwan's collection of poem murmurs the melancholy of Mother Nepal", said Durganath Sharma, former General Manager of Nepal Television, during the book launch of Our Nepal Our Pride by Bhuwan Thapaliya. more...

HOMECOMING...Prose, Poetry, Senryu, JAN OSKAR HANSEN Published by Cyberwit.net, ISBN 978-81-8253-121-5, First Edition, 140 pages, paperback, $15,00

Hansen takes us on an unforgettable journey through his life as a high seas roller. An adventure of brilliant insights. His love, respect and understanding of both nature and humanity with all its foibles. more...

Two essays on publishing by Victoria Valentine (publisher/editor/author, USA ) and Adam Donaldson Powell (author/reviewer, Norway )

As a writer and independent small press publisher, I have a grasp of both sides of the issue - or possibly a better word would be quandary, of the writer seeking publication; not only seeking publication but also desiring well deserved compensation for the hard work they have done. Believe it or not - we're both in the same boat. It's just as difficult for me to promote and market my products as it is for most writers to have manuscripts or poetry published in a quality, paying magazine - or any fine non-paying magazine for that matter. Plain and simple; there are more writers than there are markets. more...

Extreme Art Photography From Russia

Review of three black-white art photography books by TheaterOfCrueltyNOH: including "Blades" (1998), "Sexus" (2000) and "Opus Transformations" (2006), published by "Magnitogorsk Press", Russia. All three books are quality special editions. The primary forces behind these publications are: AZsacra ZARATHUSTRA (esoteric philosopher, poet and extreme artist) and Jgor (Loki) PYATININ (photographer). more...

Albert Russo: 
Poet As Photographer / Photographer As Poet

Of some fifty-five book publications to-date, eighteen of Russo’s books are photographic essays. These titles include impressions from travels around the world, quirkiness and humour in human experience, studies of sculptures, more...

VICTORIA VALENTINE: an extraordinary novella for the young, and the 'young at heart'. (Published by Water Forest Press, a subsidiary of Skyline Publications, C/o Victoria Valentine, publisher and editor, New York, USA, www.waterforestpress.com, E-mail: WaterForestPress@aol.com; ISBN 10: 0-9723493-4-0, ISBN 13: 978-0-9723493-4-5, Library of Congress number 2007937854).

Smartly written by Victoria Valentine, and attractively illustrated by Amanda R. Tucker, this endearing story is guaranteed to provide much thought-provoking entertainment for both children (ages 2-10) and their parents. more...

Flying Pope by Ban'ya Natsuishi, Cyberwit.net, India, 2008, pp. 139 $ 15 Paperback, ISBN: 978-81-8253-106-2

A gong sounds somewhere in the distance, and in the silence that ensues the reverberations of the collective conscience precipitate a collage of impressions that are at once familiar, and yet far beyond the accepted structures of perception. more...

Anvil by Roger W. Harrington, Cyberwit.net, India, 2008, pp. 318 $ 17 Paperback, ISBN: 978-81-8253-111-6

Anvil by Roger W. Harrington is an immortal saga of  Canadian miners of the north. Harrington aptly says that coal mining isn’t the best of callings. "Everything in mine is dust and water". Life is not a bed of roses for mine workers:  more...

New Utopia (HAIKU) by Santosh Kumar, Rochak Publishing, India, 2008, pp. 52 $9 Paperback, ISBN: 978-81-903812-0-8 

Much has been written regarding the history, form, essence and literary regulations of haiku-writing. I would here present the premise that effective artistic communication has little to do with limitations, but rather everything to do with the author's success in engaging the reader in a «pas de deux» which elicits subjective experience and endless co-creation. more...

Snapshots of My Son: in memory of Ben is an non-fiction book based on real-life experiences, authored by Alan D. Busch, Copyright 2007, 136 pages, 5 x 8, perfect bound, softcover price: US $12.95. Published by Water Forest Press (www.waterforestpress.com), New York, USA, ISBN 10: 0-9723493-8-3, ISBN 13: 978-0-9723493-8-3.

"Snapshots of My Son: in memory of Ben" will bring tears to your eyes. Many readers will not be able to read the entire book in one sitting, and some may not finish it at all. Normally, I would reserve a so strong opening statement more...

Rapture: endings of space and time by Adam Donaldson Powell, Cyberwit.net, India, 2007, pp. 86 $ 15 Paperback, ISBN: 978-81-8253-082-9 

The publication of Adam Donaldson Powell’s Rapture: endings of space and time is remarkable for revealing his varied talents- poems, photography and literary criticism. Powell’s celestial inspiration concentrates itself on transmuting more...

Different Worlds - A Virtual Journey, Cyberwit.net, India, 2006, pp. 168 $ 25 Paperback, ISBN: 81-8253-064-4

This beautiful piece of art and literature is a compilation of short stories, poetry, and artwork from authors and artists around the world. Enjoy personal photos from Jaipur, India, Myanmar (formerly Burma in SE Asia), to exotic islands in the South Pacific more...

Collected Poems and Stories by Adam Donaldson Powell, Cyberwit.net, India, 2005 pp. 175, $15, 81-8253-028-8 

Adam Donaldson Powell’s Collected Poems and Stories contains a number of outstanding poems having "exquisite variety and varied exquisiteness". In this collection, Powell reveals an incomparable craftsmanship proved by his classifying the poems into four different cycles: more...

The Golden Wings, An Anthology of WORLD POETRY, pp.320, Price: $25 ISBN 81-901366-1-5 Published by Cyberwit.net (2002)

In an age where Technology universally reigns supreme and former traditions, cultures and, indeed, religions are sadly in decline, our world has become, in effect, little more than a global village. And yet it is a community divided against itself; for warfare, pestilence, more...

Branch Redd Review issue 6, Edited & published by Bill Sherman, Branch Redd Books, USA, 2002, pp 80, £5/$10. ISBN 0-9615784-8-3

BRR edited & published by Bill Sherman is one of the most admirable literary Journals. It is marked by genuine autobiographical touches. Sherman has brought to his Journal a wide experience of literature, sincere sympathies, and a rich sense of humour. Sherman is unhappy due to lack of public interest in the English translations of the poetry of Dagny Juel, along with " the deep feminist introduction" by the translator, Norwegian poet Hanne Bramness. more...

Out of the Ordinary Short Stories by Floriana Hall, Ist Books, USA, 2002, pp. 200, ISBN 1-4033-6026-X

Poe understood very well the significance of "invention, creation, imagination, originality" in fictional literature. We notice these characteristics in nonfiction and fictional short stories by Floriana Hall. The stories depict life in its real complexities, and "convey definite inspirational messages. " The stories are remarkable for their variety. "Of Prayer and Angels" reveals her belief in angels. more...

Perspectives, by Hirsch Lazaar Silverman, Century House Publisher, Nework, 2002, pp. 52, $ 12.95

Perspectives, Dr. Silverman's collection of poems, represents his aim to penetrate the mystery of the world through the language of poetry. "Life \ Living" reveals some such magnificent lines: "Life is a twisting road \ With unpredictable fork,\ And unexpected tomorrow." Silverman employs imagination to unravel the ways and means to live more...

The Still Horizon, An Anthology of WORLD POETRY, pp. 246, Price: $25, ISBN 81-901366-0-7 Published by Cyberwit.net (2002)

The book provides a comprehensive collection of poems by the poets all over the world. Here is a wonderful gallery of the poems by eminent poets from countries like USA, UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Argentina, Spain, France, Portugal, Japan, India etc. The anthology possesses a breadth, a depth, and a searching wisdom which is rare and admirable both. more...

Del Azar y la Memoria, Pentagrama, 2000, Chile, ISBN 956-8009-07-8

Mr. Rodríguez is a well-kept secret within the inner circles of modern-day writers of poetry and prose. His work can be likened to the favorite boutique or club that the true “in-crowd” more...