Lost and Found review

June 30, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

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 […]

The Beginning

May 19, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

I DO NOT HAVE AN EDITOR–There will be errors The Ancient Gods were once destroyers, going from planet to planet wrecking havoc. But their children were not born in the vaccum of space; they were born before the dazzling beauty of stars and constellations. They were daydreamers who did not want to destroy…but to create. […]

Daydreamer is out!

May 16, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Daydreamer is out! http://amateurpoetbooknerd.com/2019/04/08/daydreamer-is-out-2/ — Read on amateurpoetbooknerd.com/2019/04/08/daydreamer-is-out-2/

Mirage Review

August 30, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

Mirage (Mirage #1) by Somaiya Daud SPOILERS FOR DAYZZZZZ Read More Reviews!!! Goodreads Review: In a star system dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving […]

scraps

August 21, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

i use to live off of the scraps he once gave me. i was emaciated. skeletal. i needed more than meager compliments and sparse commitments. i am full now. i am curvy. i am finally healthy. never again will i ever accept scraps when I have a Queen’s appetite❤️❤️💕 @amateur__poet

Now I Rise Review

July 30, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Now I Rise (The Conquerors Saga) by Kiersten White Released: June 25, 2017 Genre: YA Rating: 4 stars Spoilers FOR DAYZ READ MORE REVIEWS And I Darken REVIEW Goodreads Summary: She has no allies. No throne. All she has is what she’s always had: herself. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada […]

Age of Swords Review

July 29, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire) by Micheal J. Sullivan Released: July 25, 2017 Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4 stars Spoilers FOR DAYZ READ MORE REVIEWS Age of MYTH REVIEW Goodreads Summary: The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to […]

memories

July 2, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Memories taste sweeter in daydreams, but when you look at me, i forget who i am, i forget, i forget how to breathe. i’ve studied about love, under a tree, wrapped up in a quilt stitched of stars and dreamed why it seemed so easy, almost like watching tv. books stacked up high, rustling […]

you

June 17, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

you read my poetry without every truly reading it. you saw me without ever needing to turn a page. lines and lines of my soul etched in ink, you took one look down and saw more of me then i ever thought.how do you do that? know me so well when my mouth is […]

traffic

May 28, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

she stands so dispassionately, yet she commands attention like a traffic light. red, yellow, green; three shades of truths that waver depending on you. he passes by her, he covets the way she dips her shoulders under the weight of rain. she dances with her eyelashes, she flutters and kicks, she spins with purpose, she […]