The Poetteer

Hello Poetteers, Original Poem Always when I talk with you, I'm afraid to say everything because I think you might not understand it all because of the somewhat different beliefs we have. Yet you ask questions to help me. And I'm glad you do. We are, together breaking down another wall of isolation. Response Poem I hold back afraid to say anything worried you might not understand because of the different beliefs we have;  you say something that contradicts my beliefs and I shrink back wishing someone else was in place where I didn’t have to explain the cultural expectations before expressing how I feel You are willing to ask questions and learn it feels tiring like there’s no space for me. Behind the Poem I enjoy sharing my beliefs and values. Sometimes I get tired of having to explain my religious beliefs and cultural values, especially before pouring out my emotions. I wish people were more aware and understanding of different cultures and religions. That right there is why...

Hello Poetteers, Like any other writer my work has evolved through the years. A to Z Poetry is my first book. Reading from it makes me cringe. There are still some gems in it. I don’t want to unpublish it. I want myself and my readers to see the evolution. For its 7th anniversary I decided to write a few response poems to the book. Original Poem  Everyone has their own guardian angel guiding us always they are here to protect us from everything guardian angels are always there every step of the way. Response Poem My heart should have been hurt but I walked away without a scratch I feel a sense of peace wash over me as I know an angel was watching over me protecting my heart. A to Z Poetry is available for purchase on Smashwords . stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, In the 7th grade I learned about poetry but I was turned away from it. A year later I was taught about poetry and fell in love with it. I enjoyed the assignments and wrote a bit extra but I didn't continue. Throughout the year I got into it and eventually started a blog. It was a place I could share all my poems. A year after starting my blog I had my first piece published . Towards the end of 2011 I started to learn about self publishing and read self published books. On Feb 2012 there was a independent author conference. Later that year, in the fall, I published my first poetry book . I called self publishing my business. My blog continued to be for me. Within the past year I've been working on my blog from being for me to being for my audience. stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, Three years ago today I got to call myself a published author. Three years ago I published my first poetry book, A to Z Poetry. The journey was and still is full of discovery. It was the push I gave myself. It was the push that started it all. I'm so grateful for this. The connections I made with people opened doors for me. Those people shared their knowledge with me. For the first time there was a free online conference for independent authors. It covered everything from design to distribution. I got to teach myself what would have taken years in a matter of months. It was a lot of trial and error. It is all about networking and what you can bring. There is more to come. I'm excited and can't wait to share it with all of you! Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, Today is a special day! It’s my 2nd author anniversary! It’s A TO Z POETRY’s 2nd book birthday. To celebrate I now have a merch store!! Find your favorite poems printed on magnets. If you have any requests, let me know by leaving a comment below. (shop @ Zazzle.com ) Thank you!

Hello Poetteers, Another short post is coming your way! A year ago today was the re-release of A TO Z POETRY! I would love to do something to celebrate it. Just like we did with Her Olives, take a picture of yourself reading A to Z Poetry and submit it to me to be part of the celebratory collage through #FidaPoetry If I could have it by March 13, that would be great! Thank you and love, Fida *check out A TO Z POETRY

Hi all!! I can't believe I missed this! But... on the 19th was my 1st anniversary of being a self published poet. That day I hit publish for my first book, A TO Z POETRY! Since then I published a second edition (in March). Enjoy! Add to Goodreads ! If you haven't already, you should go get you some!! Do you know the reference? I'll reveal the answer tomorrow. Love, Fida #Poetteers

I think two weeks after my second publication ( HER OLIVES ) is a good time to make some announcements. A TO Z POETRY in ebook is on sale at Smashwords for their ebook week. A TO Z POETRY in paperback is no longer being sold. BUT... It has the same poems, just a new format and like the title says, A TO Z POETRY is getting a new cover!! Scroll... Scroll... Thank you Heather for designing it! It's available on Kindle . And will be available in paperback next week. Buy new edition: CreateSpace | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Besides that I've been back to reading a lot! Dragonfly by Leigh Talbert Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love all the characters and their artistic talents. I can't wait to read more! I kind of want Lucy and her (Anna) to become a better friends but for Jack to leave. But that's what makes the story interesting. I love all the little mysteries in the beginning and how a bigger one unraveled later on. Ahh!! Now I want to read the rest of the seri...

Hello readers,  It's the last day of the A TO Z POETRY blog tour :( But we have two great stops to end the week. I have a guest post on Medeia's blog and a feature on Mindworks Publishing .  Also today is the write...edit...publish  blog hop. The theme for this month is... Moving On.  I'm moving on I've been stuck in writing poems and doing nothing about it but this year proved wrong as I learned about self publication prepared a poetry collection prepared it for publication yesterday it was published I'm moving on already making plans for another poetry  collection  publication I'm moving on finally put an MS away to work on a new idea and I'll let it, make it last longer  than any other idea cuz I'm moving on.  Thank you and love,  

Hello readers!! I'm crying, I'm laughing. I want a whole tub of ice cream. I published my book today. Yup it's released! You can see a sample and buy it on Smashwords ! Thank you so much to those who supported me, pushed me and taught me!!  I love you all, 

Hello readers,  It's day two and I'm over at not one, but two blogs! I'm on Jen's blog for her weekly segment, Writers on Wednesday . I was also interviewed for StoryDam !  Go on over and check them out!  But then come back because it's What's up Wednesday! What I'm Reading  I started reading Fangirl this past weekend and this coming weekend I hope to finish it.  What I'm Writing I'm working on two new projects. WIP3 and a secret project. I also have a short story for a contest up on Wattpad.  What Else I've Been Up To I'm revising DECIDING HIJAB and WHICHEVER TUNES. A TO Z POETRY is going to be releasing tomorrow! And if you were on Nicole's blog you may have seen my announcement of another poetry collection. I'm compiling the poems for it. Samples of most of my projects will be on Wattpad soon.  What Inspires Me Right Now That I have lots of projects, writing related which I shared and non-writing related which isn't, that I...

Hello readers! It's day two and I'm over at Saba's blog for the second stop! She did a review of my poetry collection ! Go on over and check it out! Thank you and love,  P.S. Besides my own book coming out on Thursday and UVC by Jamie Grey coming out next week you should check out the awesome books that are releasing today !

Hello readers,  Today is the first day of the blog tour! I'm staying here on my blog to share the cover process. I thought since it's about my poetry I should compile a collage as the cover, but blur it for the text. I liked it and thought I would use it, but after awhile it didn't feel right.  Someone told me they wanted me to use a picture of myself since the poems were about me. I chose a good picture from camping and turned it black and white.  I thought to keep it simple and keep the text to the left.  It didn't look right. I changed it to the right.  It still didn't look right. There was too much space. I adjusted the words and the colors. I made my cover! And there you have it! I hope it was good! Love, 

Hello readers,  It's day five aka the last day. Your challenge is simple today. Look out your window and write a poem about the view. Enjoy! Bright blue sky sun finished it's colorful sunrise  view blocked by houses some with big trees  and beautiful gardens some blooming getting ready for Autumn.  Later today after making sure everyone does the challenge I will be picking four poems I loved to put in the special feature section of my soon to be published poetry collection!! You can join the chat here: #azpoetrybooktour And be sure to link up if you haven't already!

Hello readers,  It's the fourth day of the poetry blogfest!! Today's challenge is to  look at an art piece and really think about it, write a poem.  Enjoy! Also, four of my favorite poems will be picked at the end of the blogfest/this week and given a special feature in my poetry collection. Join me here :  #azpoetrybooktour

Hello readers! What I'm Reading: I finished the LOVE, TINK series. I finished reading CNV and Speak and attempted at reading Wintergirls. You can find my reviews on Goodreads.  What I'm Writing: My WIP, WHICHEVER TUNES and a short story.  What Else I've Been Up To: Today is day three of the poetry blogfest!! Your challenge is to open the dictionary, pick a word and write an acrostic poem. Good luck and have fun! (These challenges are what's inspiring me right now!) Also, four of my favorite poems will be picked at the end of the blogfest/this week and given a special feature in my poetry collection (with your permission of publication, of course)! Enjoy! Btw, here is the hashtag to use for this week's blogfest and next week's tour:  #azpoetrybooktour

Hello readers and welcome to day two of the blogfest! Today's challenge is... Found Poetry: pick a random page from the book you're about to read/are reading/or just finished and find some words in it to make poetry.  Since it's Tuesday I think we should have some more fun and have a two for Tuesday day. The other challenge is... Magazine poem: get a magazine and find words to create a poem. Come over ruin the party take me prisoner  I don't care  (cuz my laugh  is loud enough  for those who love  to hear) Also, four of my favorite poems will be picked at the end of the blogfest/this week and given a special feature in my poetry collection (with your permission of publication, of course)! Enjoy! Btw, here is the hashtag to use for this week's blogfest and next week's tour:  #azpoetrybooktour

Hello readers and welcome to day one of my poetry blogfest in support of my first book, a poetry collection! It's titled A TO Z POETRY and comes out Sept 19, 2013! Today's challenge is  Spine Poetry: use the spines of your stack of books to make poetry. Here is an example (: Every soul a star cuz girls in pants are my sister's keeper keeping faith in more than nineteen minutes.  And another (: Missing since Monday The sisterhood of the traveling pants  my Habibi  so farewell to Manzanar  in full tilt. Also, four of my favorite poems will be picked at the end of the blogfest/this week and given a special feature in my poetry collection (with your permission of publication, of course)! Enjoy! P.S. If you haven't already add your blog to the linky list. Thanks! 

Hello readers!! It is IWSG day and I may or may not have something, yet I planned today to be a special day. Onto What's up Wednesday! What I've been reading? I finished UVC! I'm in the middle of reading the LOVE, TINK series. What I've been writing? My new WIP! This goes with both questions, I'm reading the Smashwords style guide for the upcoming publication of my poetry collection!! What Else I've Been Up To? It's the day you've been waiting for (more than the date reveal)!! The cover reveal... P.S. Be sure to check out Saba's blog today because she's helping with the reveal and so is Sania Heba (: Love,

Hello readers, After so many years of being told I need to publish my poetry. Even after publishing bits in magazines I keep hearing it. They want a collection. I try to research some publishers, but it didn't seem right. Soon self publishing sees the light. I do some research, go to my first online conference and gain the confidence I needed. But I didn't have the money. I hear about crowdfunding and tried it, but it failed. I've created my own cover or two, it's minimal unlike other people's but I'm in love with it. I found people to help me with editing. A to Z Poetry will be published September 19, 2013 - add it on Goodreads ! Also, I am wondering who is willing to help out with the cover reveal on the 4th? And the blog tour on the week of the 16th? Let me know by filling the sign up form . Also sign up for the poetry blogfest on the week of the 9th! The fest will have challenges and I'll be picking my four favorites at the end of the week to h...