Mosaic: A Collection from the Instagram Poetry Community

By Ava Balis

“This collection features 62 rising (and often first-time) poets and creators, sourced from Instagram’s poetry community. The poets and creators featured in this anthology were asked to submit a work following only one criteria: that their work made them feel deeply. It was in wanting to give voice to many different creators, and all of their individual artistic perspectives, that this anthology was formed. The ability to create, and the ability to have your creations shared with the world, is important to all of us: we do not create only for ourselves, but rather to share our experiences and have them be understood in a way that, often, usual conversation does not do justice. Expression is an essential part of all our lives, and each unique perspective deserves to find a home for its voice. These pages are a beautiful, diverse collage of passion, depth, and poetic and artistic talent that I have been proud to assemble. I hope you enjoy our creative mosaic.”
—Ava Balis, Poet and Editor

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Apr 16, 2019
• ISBN: 9781532071720

Ava Balis

These poems were written and compiled throughout 2018, emerging unintentionally out of a series of introspection-provoking experiences. The writing of this collection sparked in Ava Balis a love for expression through poetry; and between its first draft to its publication, Balis has compiled a poetry anthology, titled "Mosaic" (published in April 2019), and founded Riza Press in May 2019. believing creativity is an essential human expression, she works to promote art in any shape and form through making publishing more accessible and helping creators reach a public audience more easily. Through Riza's publications and annual poetry and art journal, she hopes to help others find the same solace in creative expression that she has found.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-7308-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-7172-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019904327

iUniverse rev. date:   04/15/2019

Contents

Translation

@ava.balis

INTJ

@alittlenotion

Awakening

@pure.dedication.to.healing

Lessons

@stacieseidlwrites

Prelude

@lydiafalls_

Rich Prices

@giana.say

mother’s arms

@faren_wanderer

Honey, have a drink with me

@amberkliu

To be like you again…

@alexandria_rizik

love revolution

@nc.writing

not love

@ amitalus

rip out the remains and set them on fire

@fromrdb.withlove

The ghost of you

@chloeiswriting

untitled

@a_pen_and_some_words

Reparation

@_the_little_notebook

Home

@thatsmethebee

Flowers

@emwrites_

Falling Piano Keys

@ B.A.McRae

Hello, Goodbye

@lusciniapoems

untitled

@Chaoskeep

In the Rain

@andrew.pens

Luna

@sol.et.luna.writes

untitled

@mariamhassanj

Nights to Remember

@ inkxflowers

Tinder

@skinandthoughts

Timmy

@ curiositykilledthecatri

Life After You

@diosadeagua

Regret

@sacredinblue

Sunday

@jrmasonpoetry

Wolf

@srwpoetry

A longer distance

@ignited_by_blue

untitled

@hopeandharbor

Enough

@susurruspoetry

Depth

@the_world_soul

The Shift

@darlingashez

Bears & Weeds

@ ri_robinson_writing

mountain mansion stories

@stefpoetry

Courage

@silly.aarbe

Blooming

@thethoughtblossom

untitled

@the.poets.daughter

I fell in darkness with you

@wild.ribbons

ptsd lullaby

@mvpoesia

It’s All About Perspective

@estelpoetry

perennial

@honeytohive

Everland

@feuerzora

Vulnerability

@shes_the_thorns

I’m Jealous

@b.v.writing

a colorful love it was

@heyreneewolf

Breaking the Broken

@l.a.h.s.t

Grieving and Letting Go

@itspouringwords

an almost-love story for the winter months

@rhanireland

electricity

@camilleblaispoetry

Naked

@poetrybymeg

untitled

@lou.m.art

Poetry

@whispering_euphoria

Farmland of Fleeting Escapades

@thegoodbadwords

The child