Tag: poems

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inflorescence: “when i imagined you, i made you taller, broader, louder. i made you with wings, with hair to your waist, breasts round and soft. i made you me. i made you greater. i lost faith in your ability to please me, so instead i dreamed of me.” inflorescence is a poetry collection divided into […]

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Summer of Reflection

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View this post on Instagram I’ve been using this month as a time of peace and reflection✨ and with that, came a realization that there is still more to come. overcome. I was going through my past writing and noticed not only my growth as a writer but the change in me 🌸 so proud […]

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Reflecting

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I’ve been using this month as a time of peace and reflection✨ and with that, came a realization that there is still more to come. overcome. I was going through my past writing and noticed not only my growth as a writer but the change in me 🌸 so proud of the woman I am […]

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Lost and Found review

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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2875579092 In her lovely poetry collection Lost and Found, Ahmed comes full circle with her relationship with God–questioning his role in our lives, damning him, to understanding and accepting him and the lessons and hardships that go along with his guidance. A natural storyteller, Ahmed’s voice draws you in as you as she welcomes you […]

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All 3 together

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    my beautiful babies 🌸🌙💫 each book are stages of my life-each possessing their own perspective and theme. i wrote inflorescence right as i was falling apart-splintering while keeping a smile on my face. night-bloomer, i was reeling from depression and learning how to cope, and daydreamer, i wrote while i was whole, healing, […]

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Daydreamer- Themes and Format

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Theme With each of my books, I liked to keep an overall theme and with Daydreamer, I took inspiration heavily from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’ve always been fascinated by the Green World- the mischievous and dark world the lovers in the play enter where there were fairies and a sense of loss and […]

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