Powerful poetry by the 2016 Pride in Poetry Prize winners and selected poets. A remarkably compelling and engaging compilation of 63 poems and 8 micro-essays by 39 poets from all over the world that explores the character and quality of life and humanity over many various significant and impacting times, places, and events—past and present—in the full span of our lives.

Specially selected for their quality, readability, and poignant impact, these poems are sure to please all poetry readers everywhere from this time forward, in every place under the sun. There is something here for everyone and everything here is for someone.