Six-word memoir

Searching for myself in my characters.

Less than perfect review, great challenge

Check out this 4-star review of "A Simple Rebirth." The author of the review has presented a little challenge that I quite appreciate. 

"This is a little book of brilliantly written poems that are thought provoking and empowering. I felt like I was reading poetry for the first time and wanted to read each piece aloud so I can hear the words bounce back to me. I surely hope the author will consider creating a series out this book, the reader is definitely wanting more. 4 stars for now, waiting on the next one."

Purchase the book (and get a reduced rate on shipping) through Uniqebuy.com or my website www.samiranoorali.com.  And be sure to provide a review... however you feel about it :) 

Turning 30

My husband gave me a great birthday surprise tonight: a Pilobolus dance concert at the Paramount theater. I wept through their entire piece, Automaton, which I interpreted as a futuristic and insightful narrative of human existence (starting 2013 until the end of time).  I was full of joy and sadness and so grateful for both the ying and yang in our dynamic system of life.  

I guess you become more aware of your mortality when you hit an age milestone, and every experience has more metaphysical significance than you ever thought to imagine.

"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling"

Oscar Wilde was right on the money with that quote.

However, in my opinion, good poetry springs from genuine feeling, too.
The only difference is that good poetry doesn't rely purely on emotion and is properly edited.

Here's a little poem I wrote that sprung from a genuine feeling of pain:

Papercut portal... 
stinging
scarlett
stream
escapes 
my pinky &
leaves a
bloody streak 
on a
perfumed 
love letter.

Instructing a class at UT!

I'm really looking forward to teaching at UT this April.

My class incorporates all of my favorite topics including creativity, psychology, and poetry!

Followed by Paramore

I logged onto Twitter today to find that Paramore , the band, was following me. 

Hm, I thought to myself.  I may not know much about social media but I KNOW that this is a Twitter milestone. Pause. Now what?
  
So I did what comes most naturally to me:

I wrote them a music-inspired Haiku.

"Voices of a fugue
effuse from a brief
parting of the sky."


I sincerely hope that Paramore enjoyed it.

Pakistani Media and Anti-American Sentiment

I've become very interested in international political systems.

Read my latest ITL News article to learn a bit about Pakistani press.


http://itlnewsmedia.com/pakistani-media-anti-american-sentiment-pakistan/