Poetry that confronts injustice-and refuses to stay silent.

Rising Up From The Underground is a powerful collection of poems that exposes human rights abuses across the world. Through vivid imagery and rhythmic intensity, Kathy O'Grady Bose gives voice to the silenced-girls sold into slavery, survivors of violence, victims of war, and communities crushed by injustice.

These poems move beyond political commentary into something deeper and universal. Each piece reveals the human cost of oppression while calling readers to awareness, compassion, and action.

From gender-based violence and racial injustice to war and survival, this collection is both a witness and a warning-reminding us that hope and resistance can still rise from the darkest places.

A fearless and deeply human poetry collection for readers who care about justice, truth, and the power of words.