Pilgrim Words

About the Book

This book is made up of poems, idioms and short stories. Their binding thread is only what wells up from the heart. I fancied them as being in a state of ongoing journey and regeneration. And the train of thought each text rests on is quite often inspired by hidden longings, memories, dreams, perceptive reflections and expectations whether real or imagined. Perhaps, the idioms are what rationalize the prominent world of romance by providing succinct insights into life and human beings regardless to boundaries and differences.

About the Author

Karima Arif is a Tunisian researcher on female Utopian societies, specifically gender and cultural studies. She conducted research in Georgia Washington University (2013) and in Manchester University (2011). She published an article on Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five, and is currently working on the adaptation of the myth of Elissa, the queen of Carthage. Her influences writing include classical Arabic poetry, metaphysical poetry, magical realist literature and American transcendentalist writing.