Good Reads Summary – Organized in four sections \u2013 Inception, Longing, Chaos, and Epiphany \u2013 K.Y. Robinson’s debut poetry collection explores what it is to want in spite of trauma, shame, injustice, and mental illness. It is one survivor’s powerful testimony, and a love letter “to those who lie awake burning.” <\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My thoughts<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

If you love short, deep thought-provoking poems, then The Chaos for Longing<\/em>definitely brings that to the table. Though only, 50-some odd pages, this book had me all in my feels. Feeling sad, hurt, angry, happy, and satisfied with every page. It amazes me how we can relate to someone’s “truth” like it was our own. Like they have the voice we never had. The ability to place words carefully, instilling so many emotions like we were right there along with them, experiencing what they may have felt. Never been into poem anthologies much growing up, but I do enjoy short, relatable collections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Reads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Laws of Human Nature<\/em> by Robert Greene<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Self – Be you, only better<\/em> by Mike Bayer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Underground Railroad<\/em> by Colson Whitehead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Come Up<\/em> by Angie Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americanah<\/em> by Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Eyes Were Watching God<\/em> by Zora Neale Hurston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alone<\/em> by Lisa Gardner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Brief History of Seven Killings<\/em> by Marlon James\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Nawdeeya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am always looking for recommendations for what I should read next.  What books have you read recently? Let me know in the comments.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Hey lovelies, it\u2019s the weekend! Cheers, right?! August has definitely been one for the books. My company is currently undergoing a merger and things are getting down to the wire. I have definitely been on edge lately. Since the month is coming to and end, I figure I’d share my august reads with you. Emotionally,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[149],"tags":[249,227,228,250],"yoast_head":"\n