A Dozen Roses (... and other flowers too) is a collection of poetry by Avery LaMar Pope that uses iambic pentameter and poetry to discuss the many faces of love. While he makes no claim to have explored all of them, he hopes to be able to conclude with the readers that love is a multi-faceted quandary that possesses the potential to heal. In an ideal world, the takeaways from this collection are evocative of dialogue. The question is not only why do we love, but how can we love better?