Free Spirits: A Book of Poetry to Soothe the Mind

by Joseph Rivers

Free Spirits is a reflective collection of poetry about individuality, faith, love, imagination, and the quiet work of becoming who you were created to be.

Written from the perspective of a young dreamer, Joseph Rivers blends vulnerability, spiritual tension, self-discovery, and lyrical introspection into poems that speak to the heart while inviting the mind to slow down and reflect.

Across these pages, Rivers explores freedom, relationships, purpose, identity, and the courage to trust your own voice. The poems move through moments of doubt, conviction, tenderness, ambition, and inner awakening, creating a deeply personal portrait of a young artist learning what it means to live authentically.

For the thinkers, the feelers, the dreamers, and anyone still becoming, Free Spirits is a reminder that sensitivity can be strength, self-expression can be freedom, and poetry can be both refuge and release.

Paperback

First published August 10, 2015

About the author

Joseph Rivers is an author, screenwriter, entrepreneur, and public speaker. Born in Lynwood, CA Rivers has proven to be a sought-after voice for the transcendence of one’s mind, community activism, inspirational conventions, and the production of innovative content. With a keen sense of wisdom passed down from the teachings of his grandmother, Rivers developed a powerful sense of individuality which transcends through his art. As a strong believer in the freedom of artistic expression, Rivers has garnered his following by adapting the concept of prose-poetry in a rare introspectively format and relaying his medium through dimensions that he channels through daily experiences and realizations. Rivers has spoken around the country, always embodying the belief that every human has the mental capacity to transcend their former self, while not being defined by their circumstances. Rivers has sold more than 50,000 books independently since his 2010 departure from USA Publications. Rivers reaffirms that trusting the process no matter the journey only leads you closer to your evolution.

Reviews

[Rochelle Webb]

First I want to thank Joseph Rivers for allowing me to read such written words.. There were so many poems that I liked but my favorite one would have to be "Bad Religion"... It was so deep that I had to read it to my children.. You have a gift that could only come from heaven.. I'm so glad that you have used your gift and hope to read more from you.. Until then stayed blessed....

[Joseph Rivers]

Intellectual Poetry at the highest form of thinking!