Mind Platter

Name: Mind Platter
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Najwa Zebian
ISBN: 9781524852610

Author: Najwa Zebian

Narrator: Najwa Zebian

Unabridged: 4 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 07/23/2019

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Women Authors, Nonfiction, Self-help, Emotions, Middle Eastern Poetry

Synopsis

From celebrated Lebanese-Canadian poet and speaker, Najwa Zebian, comes this revised and expanded edition of her debut collection.

Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence. It is written in the words of a woman who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of 16 and experienced what it was like to have fate push her to a place where she didn't belong. It is written in the voice of every person who has felt unheard, mistreated, misjudged, or unseen. The audiobook contains over 200 reflections on topics we encounter in our everyday lives: love, friendship, hurt, inspiration, respect, motivation, integrity, honesty, and more.

Mind Platter is not about the words it contains, but what the listener makes of them. May this book give a voice to those who need one, be a crying shoulder for those who yearn for someone to listen, and inspire those who need a reminder of the power they have over their lives.

About The Author

Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese-Canadian author, speaker, and educator. Her passion for language was evident from a young age, as she delved into Arabic poetry and novels. The search for a home—what Najwa describes as a place where the soul and heart feel at peace—was central to her early years. When she arrived in Canada at the age of sixteen, she felt unstable and adrift in an unfamiliar place. Nevertheless, she completed her education, and went on to become a teacher as well as a doctoral candidate in educational leadership. Her first students, a group of young refugees, led her back to her original passion: writing. She began to heal her sixteen-year-old self by writing to heal her students. Since self-publishing her first collection of poetry and prose in 2016, Najwa has become an inspiration to millions of people worldwide. Drawing on her own experiences of displacement, discrimination, and abuse, Najwa uses her words to encourage others to build a home within themselves; to live, love, and create fearlessly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on May 29, 2019

A very short compendium of shortish musings on what life is and how it can get better. Q: An Enigmatic Feeling Once you feel any kind of feeling once, it lives forever somewhere in your heart. (c) Q: The Nature of Life Imagine sitting outside in the darkness and silence of a st......more

Goodreads review by Saadia on April 17, 2021

Mind is powerful. It shapes our lives. This book, however is not what a platter looks like. There is distortion, disconnection and haphazard as far as the thoughts are concerned. But the effort is nonetheless praise worthy because writing about mind and how it works is one of the most challenging su......more

Goodreads review by Beatrice on February 25, 2018

Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Here's a piece of advice: Read this book. It's a wonderful collection of self-reflective poetry. Majority of the poems were about life lessons. Relatable and truly meaningful. Najwa Zebian is a new to me author......more

Goodreads review by Lee on February 09, 2018

Mind Platter started off strong. It was full of positive entries that were encouraging and uplifting. The poems were filled with different advice about what to do and then part of the way through that all changed. The poems became repetitive. At one point, I had to make sure I was reading a differen......more

Goodreads review by Khyati on July 09, 2018

Mind Platter by Najwa Zebian came to my rescue when I needed it the most. My inquisitive mind got the right answers served in the best possible manner. The book is a compilation of short paragraphs and quotes on a variety of topics which influence our lives and living. They are nuggets of wisdom, th......more