A SUMMARY OF ALL MY CURRENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS

Big Questions, Little Sleep  5-17-17 (Paperback and Kindle)

Some intriguing ideas about two of life’s most significant mysteries.

“Big Questions, Little Sleep” is a poetry collection exploring questions surrounding time and death. Written during bouts of nightly insomnia, these poems are written with a gentle tug at the heartstrings. Some are personal in nature, but have a strong universal appeal. Written with beauty and soul, each poem asks more than it answers. Each invites you to join the ranks of those who harbor sleepless nights as they contemplate the ever deeper layers of each poem.

Big Questions, Little Sleep 2nd Edition  6-23-20 (Paperback and Kindle)

This second edition, just like the second edition of the paperback contains 66 new poems in addition to the original material.

Some intriguing ideas about two of life’s most significant mysteries.

“Big Questions, Little Sleep” is a poetry collection exploring questions surrounding time and death. Written during bouts of nightly insomnia, these poems are written with a gentle tug at the heartstrings. Some are personal in nature, but have a strong universal appeal. Written with beauty and soul, each poem asks more than it answers. Each invites you to join the ranks of those who harbor sleepless nights as they contemplate the ever deeper layers of each poem.

Lost and Found  1-26-18 (Paperback only)

After the remarkable debut of her first poetry collection “Big Questions, Little Sleep”, Linda Imbler again delves deeply into our emotions, this time focusing on things vanished or attained. Nestled between the sorrowful first poem and the hope and glory of the last, she offers images and ideas of reverence, humor, suspense and survival. This is one poet’s guided tour through the peaks and valleys of the human heart when confronted with experiences of what can be lost and what can be found.

The Sea’s Secret Song  4-10-18 (Kindle only)

Just as the sea has its songs, so do those who walk on land. Linda Imbler poetically strums our heartstrings and sings images either hopeful or heartbreaking. Each poem evokes an emotional response to the ups and downs of life. It is her fervent wish that you will walk through her words and know that your heartstrings have been touched by her transformative talent.

Pairings  11-7-18 (Kindle only)

Fact, fantasy, and fiction; all intricately woven by a master writer of what-ifs.  Imbler has written stories with profound notions, and seamlessly paired them with poems that offer a deeper glimpse into those stories’ provocative thoughts, and unexpected endings.

Red Is The Sunrise  10-23-19 (Paperback and Kindle)

“Red is the Sunrise” is a book written about women in all their guises. A book about women of all ages and stages of the heart. Women as saints and sinners, as lovers and haters. This book shows the romance, the heartbreak, the truth about how women think, feel, and live. The author writes some poems based on real-life experiences she has had from kindergarten to college and beyond. She also writes about women of whom histories and legends speak.

That Fifth Element 11-15-19 (Paperback and Kindle)

Poetry: that fifth element: essential for human eyes to read, human ears to hear, and human hearts and souls to feel.  Four elements as envisioned by Linda Imbler within poetry’s arc: from the myth of Theros to the reality of tornadoes [Air,] within the depths of despair at the loss of flood victims to the beautiful imaginativeness that can develop while watching clouds [Water,] following the trail from horrible domestic violence to paranormality [Fire,] seeking truth about a present day metaphorical earthquake or the theory of a future apocalyptic world [Earth.]

Per Quindecim 3-3-21 (Kindle only)

Poet Linda Imbler’s ninth collection contains images of the best and the worst of humanity: stories of love, death, justice, betrayal, friendship, sorrow, and courage.  Here are many essential concepts succinctly related in 15 lines or less.  Although the compositions are brief and concise, as one reads the lines, the poet’s really big ideas explode off the page, leaving the reader with those relatable a-ha moments that are so satisfying to the psyche.

 There is an array of poetic styles here:  elfchens, Haiku, Nonets, Triolets, Etherees, rhyming poems, and free style poems.  This is a delightful book that will be read and reread by poetry lovers and those for whom contemplation is more than a hobby.

Bus Lights, Travel Sights  3-21-20 (Paperback and Kindle)

This collection is a poetic memoir of a very memorable bus trip through five states with Nashville, Tennessee as the ultimate destination. Along the way (and back again following the same route,) strangers become friends and enjoy many sights together, including rivers, bridges, and quite a few historical museums. Nashville was the delight of the trip: four days filled with live music, touring the best musical landmarks it has to offer, including the Grand Ole’ Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Walk of Fame. While there, the travelers learned the history of the great Music City and saw many of the locations where this history had taken place.If you have been to Nashville and the surrounding areas, many places will be familiar to you. If you are planning a trip to Nashville, the poetry collection will give you some ideas of what you will see and hear while there. If you just enjoy traveling, you will read about some common traveling experiences that the author had with other travelers, written as the bus traveled from state to state, using this poet’s unique imagery to describe the wonders of this fabulous journey.

A Mad Dance  9-27-23 (Paperback and Kindle)

Jack Kerouac wrote of the mad ones and their burn.

Life propels us forward

Sends us backwards

We react:

We spiral

We kick high

We bend on our knees

Rise up on our toes

Swirl and sway

To the beat of the world

Pirouettes

Tangos

Hip Hops

Twists

Flips

Straddles

Shimmies and Shakes

We do all this

with extravagant polarity and hot fervor,

and in our finest hours, we know this

is what makes our burning brilliant.

This book is for all the perceptive mad ones who know the dance.

Spica’s Frequency  11-25-21 (Paperback and Kindle)

Poet Linda Imbler has assembled a truly remarkable collection of poems for her latest book, “Spica’s Frequency.” This is gorgeous poetry full of hope, connections, and powerful “what-ifs”. This is a book full of splendid images that will inspire, and remind you why it is so great to be alive. There are also some sorrowful images to which many can relate.

Divided into poems delving into the here and now, with the second section probing concepts of the there and then, this book examines life, and in some cases, the afterlife with thoughtful and compelling intensity. Neither longtime fans nor new readers will be disappointed,

As a bonus, background for the Mysterious Corridor poem will be of particular interest to those who experience recurring dreams as Linda takes you on a short tour of her own long, strange trip through the imaginative images she has had while sleeping. This is an outstanding book worth every read and reread.

Doubt and Truth 2-2-23 (Paperback and Kindle)

Poet Linda Imbler’s vignettes take on life’s most complicated situations and come together in one beautiful volume. Yes, not every perspective in life is sunshine and roses. Sometimes there is heat stroke and thorns.

There are no poems of hate here. There are simply topics more hopeful or hopeless than others.

Herein are poems that reflect situations and events that affect the human condition: relationships that grow or fail; beatitudes and prayers that redeem; rants that speak of doom; bouts of madness that grow broader with each breath, or burn themselves out by using wisdom and perspective.

These are all poems that generate questions. This writer is well known for poems that evoke inquiry. Whether examining doubt or certainty, humanity, if it is to grow and to bloom must seek answers.

Twelvemonth 3-20-24 (Paperback and Kindle)

There’s much to be experienced in a year’s time; much to be thought, much to be learned and taught, much to be felt, much to be imagined, and much to be remembered.

Our bodies work as systems that store thoughts, emotions, and dreams. And, as a result, we fear the insurmountable, celebrate triumphs, cherish memories of good times, and dislike the unpleasant.

This is my stroll through one great 365. It is a diary of sorts; of ideas, sentiments, and fancies.

And, although within these pages are the images of only one writer, each reader will find relatable notions to examine within their own physiology.

Viewpoints While In Rome 1-8-2025 (Paperback and Kindle)

Latin is not just an impressive sounding language. It has a history of having developed phrases that reflect some of the more interesting perceptions developed by some of the world’s greatest thinkers.  In a world where so many are seeking guideposts to help them navigate the world, these Latin phrases can be used to develop ideas to live by.  Poet Linda Imbler chose certain of those phrases and wrote personal responses based on her own inner philosophies, using her own experiences, insights, positions, and frames of reference. She used poetry to offer some intriguing slants on common human challenges, and the need for more hopeful viewpoints in the current day. The works in this book are not intended to persuade, but simply to record one person’s impressions. Feel free to see the phrases from your own way of looking. Ms. Imbler merely started the conversation with no intention of directing it.