Yesterday I Was the Moon Leïla Slimani Hyeonseo Lee was one of

Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by the secretive and brutal communist regime created by dictator Kim Il-Sung and his successors (son Kim Jong-Il and grandson Kim Jong-Un)

it illustrates how a meditation practice can be developed and practiced in efforts to free oneself from self-hating beliefs

in the year 2009-10

It's evolutionarily hardwired

as well as that languid afternoon spent contemplating a thunderstorm

Yesterday I Was the Moon Leïla Slimani Hyeonseo Lee was one ofNoor Unnahar is a young female voice with power and depth. The Pakistani poet's moving, personal work collects and makes sense of the phases of collapsing and rebuilding one's self on the treacherous modern path from teenager to adult. Tinged with the heartbreak of a broken home and the complexity of a rich cultural background, Yesterday I Was the Moon stands out from the Insta poetry crowd as a collection worth keeping. Yesterday I Was the Moon