‘A Bird of Bagdad’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis The short story by O. Henry follows the usual ‘twist in the tale’ formula along with subplots that try to divert attention from the main core of the short story. ‘A Bird of Bagdad’ is the story about a restaurant owner who ran the restaurant by day to earn his daily bread and by night he spent his time as a so called … [Read more...] about ‘A Bird of Bagdad’ by O. Henry: Short Story Analysis
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‘I am Soul: Poetry & Prose’ by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Book Review: It was a refreshing and amazing experience to read ‘I Am Soul’ by Yecheilyah Ysrayl who in my opinion is a wonderful poet of everything ‘Soul’. I am from Mumbai, India. In the eyes of the global world, I’m colored or a woman of color. I have read many books and articles about the way a woman of color is treated in society, especially in Indian society. … [Read more...] about ‘I am Soul: Poetry & Prose’ by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
It’s been a long time since I’ve been blogging
Hello everyone! This is me insaneowl, aka Fiza Pathan! It’s been a real long while since I’ve last blogged here on this platform due to numerous reasons. But I don’t want to talk about all those reasons. I want to talk about what I talk about best and that is: books; so, what have I been reading these days? Well, first I read the tome 4321 penned by Paul Auster, which … [Read more...] about It’s been a long time since I’ve been blogging
‘Emerging from Shadows: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh
Book Review: After I read ‘Timeless Echoes’ by Balroop Singh, I was so in love with her therapeutic poems, that I went ahead and bought another book of poems penned by her in a span of a few hours. The poetry collection I chose this time was ‘Emerging from Shadows’ which is yet again therapeutic but very different from ‘Timeless Echoes’. ‘Timeless … [Read more...] about ‘Emerging from Shadows: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh
‘Timeless Echoes: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh:
Book Review I read ‘Timeless Echoes’ by Balroop Singh on my Kindle. It was a therapeutic read, a soothing balm to the spirit of a poetry lover. It took me an hour to finish the book, but I’m not done with the immense comfort I’ve felt reading these wonderful couplets about reminisces, unrequited love, mother’s love. et al. I was personally very stressed with … [Read more...] about ‘Timeless Echoes: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh: