Poetry

Between Two Shores: Bouquets of Haiku, written by Hoda Haji, published by Dar Al Ain for Publishing and Distribution.

*A Times Literary Supplement and Financial Times Book of the Year 2024*An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our ageTracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood a writer who has fundamentally shaped our contemporary literary landscapes Paper Boat assembles Atwood s most vital poems in one essential volume.

New love is on the horizon in this poetry collection.

I can't take you getting out of someone else's bed, in the morningCan't take waiting for you to text me back, when I used to be right next to you I can't take getting advice from your friendsBecause you no longer hang around them, as well I can't take you back, after all this hurtYou left me with.

Addicted To DepressionI just have to keep talking to myselfSince I can't talk to youPick myself upSince my insecurities are too heavyI keep talking to myselfConversations about youGirl smiling, on the outside of my rainy dreamsI still can't say, I'm in a nightmareI'm addicted to depressionI know my sadness can be cared for.

This beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated prescriptions in verse compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy.