a thousand flowers books, a women-led independent poetry press. Our mission is to expand the diversity and reach of poetry — weaving connections between people, creating opportunities for poets, and growing the range and number of poetry readers around the world.
Immerse yourself in When Flowers Sing: A Poetry Anthology, edited by Irene Isobel. The anthology includes 90 poems from 66 poets around the world, crowdsourced online during a global pandemic. The writers range from award-winning poets to those published for the first time.
In a time when the world is tumultuous and technological advances are rapid, this book is intended to be a tangible source of pleasure and human connection. The 155-page bouquet of poems makes a lovely gift for any occasion, with words for any reader to savor.
May you hear the flowers sing. They wait for us…
“—each page presents something of value; a line worth underlining, a thought worth contemplating.
–Kirkus Reviews
“WHEN FLOWERS SING is a symphonic collection of poems, an opera of the soul.
I felt as if I were falling into its resplendency. I urge everyone to read it. Cast this book out to others to create a new flowering earth.”
–Debra Magpie Earling, author of The Lost Journals of Sacajewea and Perma Red