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Poetry books have a special role in literature because they express complex emotions and ideas in a way that is easy to understand yet still deep. They capture human experiences in ways that prose sometimes cannot. People read poetry not just for its art, but also for insight, reflection, and
Unresolved emotions never disappear. When we refuse to face them, they sink deeper, layering themselves beneath the surface. We hide them behind forced smiles and the façade of happiness, pretending we’ve moved on. But emotions don’t vanish—they wait. They grow heavier, more distorted, and one day, they spill over, creating
Anxiety, stress, pain, and suffering are all part and parcel of our lives. We all go through rough patches in our most challenging phases, making our lives bumpy and giving us some strange lessons. It’s surely up to the person whether they choose to bring about some positivity in the
Healing from emotions and wounds that create a deep scar in your heart is often a difficult path to choose. But we have to walk through it to overcome our emotions and sufferings. Words do have therapeutic power in them, and poetry has that one lyrical rhythm that often transcends
Every book brings a special kind of hope, rejoice and admiration for life and humanity. Special people do so by bringing up their stories without using fictional elements at the table. Memoirs play an essential role in the healing of trauma. The authors can blend their sufferings into the world
Books have a strange nature of attraction towards them, while some take on the job of entertaining us, others look forward to keeping us informed, but there are very few among them who choose to heal us. Amanda May Philp’s Love Child is one such book. More than a memoir,
There’s a moment in every survivor’s life when silence stops feeling safe and starts feeling like suffocation. For years, I carried pain like it was a secret I wasn’t allowed to speak. I tucked it into journal pages. I wore it on my skin. I felt it in the way
When people think of memoirs, they often expect a neat arc: trauma, struggle, triumph. A narrative that starts in pain and ends in peace. A redemptive journey that makes it all feel… worth it. But Love Child doesn’t follow that formula.It’s not here to comfort.It’s here to confront. I didn’t
