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Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur

Hey guys! Here are my thoughts on milk & honey. I’m trying out a new format for this review & would appreciate if you guys let me know if this is good or should I continue to write them as … Continue reading

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July TBR ’17

Hey guys! So I thought I should start posting monthly TBRs & wrap-ups from now on! I think this would help me keep track of my reading goal, reviews and make my posting schedule less haywire-y than it is now. … Continue reading

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Hopeless

What is wrong with me? What is wrong with me? What is wrong with me? You chant as you stand huddled in your shower in the corner. You feel a pressure in your chest that hinders your breathing as tears … Continue reading

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A Thousand Desires

Hey guys! I’m not sure if anyone following my blog is aware of Urdu Literature. Urdu, as a language, is very poetic & melodic. Urdu poetry is absolutely beautiful and believe when I tell you this, translated work in English … Continue reading

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

By Robert Frost, Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing … Continue reading

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Home by Warsan Shire

Art Source: Deviant Art, M10tje Poem By Warsan Shire no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well. your neighbours running faster … Continue reading

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How The City of Philadelphia Saved My Life

Dear person who is reading this, There are some things in life that are bigger than you & I. These things are not limited to our resources, our imagination. They are not bound by the arbitrary societal constraints that suffocate … Continue reading

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Non-Fiction Book Haul

Hey guys! I had to buy some books for a Sociology class I’m taking that focuses on Ethnicity & Immigration. These are all non-fiction and are particularly about migrants, refugees, and immigration as a whole. Reading non-fiction can sometimes be … Continue reading

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