BOOK REVIEW: YESTERDAY I WAS THE MOON BY NOOR UNNAHAR

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Title: Yesterday I Was the Moon
Author: Noor Unnahar
Published: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 160
Rating: 4/5

Summary:
In this collection, Unnahar explores her own cultural background, the idea of home, loss and art.

Review:
I'm very impressed by this book and I really, really liked it.

I do think this collection starts off a little bit wavering, but towards the middle it gets more sure of itsself. I loved the themes the author brings up in her poems, especially that of home and art. The writing style reminds me of Rupi Kaur, who is one of my favorite poets.

One of my favorite poems from the collection is this one from page 82:

last night i whispered

a thank you to the universe

for it made oceans and stars

equally beautiful and accessible

for all of us; i breathe the same air

as the people i love and the people i lose

the particles of their existence are still

surrounding me and this is how loneliness

doesn't know how to find me alone

There are also drawings scattered throughout the collection that I feel like complimented the collection well. Overall, well worth the read for people who like modern poetry.

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