In celebration of National Poetry Month, this edition of From My Bookshelf features three poetry collections I own, love, and have read from cover to cover. What I've chosen to spotlight for each collection is slightly different, which I want to explain. The first two collections, Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and Felicity by Mary Oliver, were compiled … Continue reading From My Bookshelf: Woodson, Oliver, Auden
It is currently 10:00 in the morning on Sunday, January 26th, and I have a long to-do list in front of me, which, on top of other tasks, includes everything I want to get done for the blog today. But I just don't feel like doing those things just yet. Instead, I'm going to drink … Continue reading Evolution of My Love for Poetry | Sunday Morning Thoughts
In the spirit of National Poetry Month, I am featuring three of my poetry anthologies - well, the three poetry anthologies - from my bookshelf. I used to be quite adverse to poetry because I could never get past its fleeting feeling (I definitely never willingly read long poems) and it's a lot more work to … Continue reading From My Bookshelf: Nineteenth, Seamus, Norton
I read Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" in college, so it's been over four years since I've been really familiar with it. Even when I was familiar with the words and lines, it was not really my cup of tea. And unfortunately, Tim Federle's recipe inspired by this poem also … Continue reading Tequila Mockingbird: The Lime of the Ancient Mariner
While reading this novel, it was unavoidable to think about the controversy surrounding its publication. There was much concern that Harper Lee was coerced into signing a book deal, and did not want this book to be published at all. The investigation into these concerns found them to be unnecessary, thus the blast of criticism … Continue reading March Reading Challenge: Go Set a Watchman
We are rounding the corner of the second week of March, and since the official start of spring is just two weeks away, I've decided to set goals that are about cleaning out clutter and focusing on organization since the beginning of the year has been a little hectic. These goals carry over to my … Continue reading March Reading Challenge: Introduction