Dear Friends, It gives me great pleasure to invite you to attend the launch of my latest poetry book The Carousal of Life: 40 Tales Through Poetry and Art. This book is a collaborative work that pairs 40 poems written by myself with 40 corresponding visual art pieces … [Read more...] about THE CAROUSEL OF LIFE book launch
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“The Carousel of Life” forty tales through poetry and art. Gratitude to all Artists
Where does one begin, does the carousel have a start or finish? Is there a place one actually gets onto this carousel of life? All my life I have been asking questions, seemingly with no answers. Now, I am sharing some of my stories with you. These stories come in the form … [Read more...] about “The Carousel of Life” forty tales through poetry and art. Gratitude to all Artists
Space Meets Time – iPhone Art Meets Words
I can hardly believe it, it is almost a year ago that my dear friend Linda Hollier shared with me one of her pieces. Well, let me go back a few years actually to the coincidental way we met. I was learning how to use Twitter, my dear friend, teacher and brother Farrukh Naeem … [Read more...] about Space Meets Time – iPhone Art Meets Words
The Power of Art and Poetry: Meeting Lanre Olagoke on my Path
There is a story I want to tell you... It was a chance meeting. We were walking in London along with my family when my husband noticed a painting in the window of a gallery, he casually said: “Oh what a nice painting" and walked on. I stopped and looked and told him and the … [Read more...] about The Power of Art and Poetry: Meeting Lanre Olagoke on my Path
In The Moment: A Night of Poetry, Painting and Music
It all started the Moment when Laila and I met. It was a very casual meeting of people, and soon became a beautiful meeting of hearts and souls. I was in California for a month during the summer, taking some courses in Poetry Therapy and also visiting family. I met Laila by … [Read more...] about In The Moment: A Night of Poetry, Painting and Music