Category: Poetry

2023 Reading Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2023 by

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Hello, Fellow Travelers! Near the end of 2020, I told myself I would slow down my reading in 2021. That didn’t happen. So, at the end of 2021, I said I’d try again next year. Guess what? It didn’t happen. Surely, 2023 was the… Continue Reading “2023 Reading Year in Review”

Category: BL Manga, Books, Buddhism, Christianity, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Manga, Nonfiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Year In Review, Young AdultTags: , , , ,

Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023 by

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Hello readers! Here’s my monthly review for everything I read in September. I’ll be back again on October 15th with the TBR Pile Challenge checkpoint! In the meantime, our first contemplative read has begun. You’re welcome to join us as we read Ed Yong’s… Continue Reading “Reading Wrap-Up: September 2023”

Category: Biography, Buddhism, Christopher Isherwood, Diane Seuss, Fantasy, Fiction, Gavin Edwards, Graphic Novel, History, Horror, James Baldwin, James Clear, John Brehm, lgbtq, Mary Oliver, Middle Grade, Mindfulness, Monthly Review, Mr. Rogers, Mythology, Naomi Kanakia, Personal Growth, Poetry, Race, Readers Imbibing Peril, Rick Riordan, RIP, S.L. Coney, Short Story, Stephen King, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thriller, Tillie Walden, Young Adult

August 2023 Reading Review!

Posted on September 1, 2023 by

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Fiction Wolfsong by T.J. Klune: I’ve had so much to say about this incredible fantasy novel by popular author Klune. I’ve read one other book by this writer, House in the Cerulean Sea, and I enjoyed it but did not think it lived up… Continue Reading “August 2023 Reading Review!”

Category: Afghanistan, Alice Oseman, BL Manga, British Literature, Buddhism, D.H. Lawrence, erotica, Fantasy, Khaled Hosseini, Manga, Memoir, Monthly Review, Natasha Trethewey, Nonfiction, Poetry, Sexuality, Simon James Green, T.J Klune, Walpola Rahula

A Timeless Journey of the Soul: The Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke

Posted on June 5, 2023 by

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Rainer Maria Rilke’s poetic masterpiece, Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, is an enchanting collection that resonates in the deepest recesses of the human soul. Within its pages, Rilke weaves a tapestry of profound emotion, spiritual yearning, and existential contemplation, inviting readers on… Continue Reading “A Timeless Journey of the Soul: The Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke”

Category: Christianity, Poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, Spirituality

Look by Solmaz Sharif

Posted on March 22, 2023 by

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Solmaz Sharif’s poetry collection, Look, is a powerful and moving exploration of language, war, and memory. Through her innovative use of language, Sharif captures the complexity and tragedy of the war in Iran, as well as the broader impact of militarism and violence on… Continue Reading “Look by Solmaz Sharif”

Category: 2023 TBR Pile Challenge, Books, Iranian-American, Poetry, Solmaz Sharif, TBRYear10, Turkey, War

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