Poems and Poets

Hey guys, I've only done one Top Ten Tuesday* on my blog before, but I've decided to try and do at least two a month from now on. Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by brokenandbookish.com   that encourages bloggers to make lists of their top ten..... of a topic they provide every week. This week, the topic is Top Ten Authors you've met or would like to meet. I've actually never met any authors, so my list includes my Top Ten Favourite Authors. 1. Malala Yousafzai. This amazing woman is the youngest nobel laureate, and has done great things for female empowerment around the world. Her autobiography "I am Malala" is one of my favourite books. 2. Agatha Christie. I know that this isn't a possibility, but I can't help dreaming about a day when I meet the "Queen of Crime"! 3. J.K. Rowling. Author of the "Harry Potter" Series, Rowling has been an inspiration to me since fourth grade. I haven't encountered another author who...

Hey guys, I'm back with another post about my trip to Italy, this time highlighting a few tourist destinations in Rome. *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.com Colosseum- viewed away from the tourists! Pantheon Inside the Colosseum 

Sailing on a calm sea, For far less time than  Other sailors and crewmen Soon it is not sailing, but  Soaring, over a calm sea On a safe hand-glider Sailing it is, once again For a brief period only She is able to glide Most of the time Sail, just for the ease When the boat tips, Slight water fills. Before cleaning it up, She is pushed overboard Without the trust, That she will find her way Back, ever to the hand-glide Probably never, to the boat -Poem Fanatic

Publication Date : 19 May 2015 Genre: Young Adult My Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Source:  Own Copy I recently finished reading "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia, a young-adult novel about a schizophrenic teenager finding her way into normality.   Alexandra is a high-school senior who's recently shifted schools. Over the summer, she makes a friend while working at a restaurant, and uses the owner's Magic 8 Ball to navigate through both her paranoia and schizophrenia.   While waiting on a customer, she bumps into a character she from her childhood, whom she always thought that she'd imagined. When she realizes that he goes to her new school, she's confused by the fact that everyone else can see him as well.  Alex uses her camera regularly to take pictures of what she feels might be a product of her schizophrenia. Over time, the reality is captured in the image, and the imaginary items fade away, allowing her to have a clearer recollection of what happened. ...

Exhausted from the effort, Efforts further cannot be put in By the eyes that have once cried For all your misfortune, Misfortune further follows, Eyes that have once cried, Refuse to put the matter aside Cry into your shell, Shells that you cannot come out of For the eyes that have once cried, Will not let the matter die The tears will dry, The day will go by, But it is at bedtime, When you will feel like you cried. -Poem Fanatic

Hey guys! I know it's been a while since I've updated you all on my reading, but to be honest, I haven't really been reading much. The week of 6th March, I was away on a camping trip, so I didn't get in much reading at all. Last week however, was much better in terms of reading! I finished reading "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia (look out for my review this week). This book is about a schizophrenic girl attempting to adjust to normal teen life when she stumbles upon a person she always thought was imaginary. I also finished "Poison Study" by Maria V Snyder , a young adult novel about a prisoner/poison taster in a militarist country. The series soon turns into a fantasy one. It's a series that you can go through in a month, as the language is colloquial and simple.   This week, I read "Magic Study" the second book in the "Chronicles of Ixia" by Maria V. Snyder . They're quite light reads, and I've had ...

It's that time of week again! I'm back with yet another Saturday Snapshot*. This week I'll be further elaborating on my trip to Italy in 2012. So sit back, relax and soak in as many Mediterranean vibes as you can get from your screen! *This meme is hosted by westmetromommyreads.com