{"id":9148,"date":"2018-05-16T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=9148"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:36:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:36:52","slug":"najwa-zebian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/najwa-zebian\/","title":{"rendered":"Najwa Zebian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Najwa Zebian was born in Lebanon and moved to Canada when she was sixteen. A secondary school teacher and doctoral candidate in educational leadership, Zebian self-published two collections Mind Platter<\/em>, and The Nectar of Pain<\/em> using the CreateSpace Publishing Platform. These have both been picked up by Andrews McMeel and are being re-released in revised editions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Poetry<\/h3>\n

Mind Platter<\/h3>\n

[Kansas City, Missouri]: Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2018].
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Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

Mind Platter<\/i>\u00a0is a compilation of reflections on life\u00a0as seen\u00a0through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced\u00a0her\u00a0early days\u00a0in silence. It is written in the words of a\u00a0woman\u00a0who came from Lebanon to Canada at the age of sixteen and experienced what it\u00a0was\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0have fate push\u00a0her\u00a0to a place where\u00a0she\u00a0didn’t belong. It is written in the voice of every person who has\u00a0felt unheard, mistreated, misjudged, or unseen.\u00a0The book\u00a0contains over 200 one-page reflections on topics we encounter in our everyday lives: love, friendship, hurt, inspiration, respect, motivation, integrity, honesty, and more.\u00a0Mind Platter<\/i>\u00a0is not about the words\u00a0it contains,\u00a0but what\u00a0the reader makes of them. May this book give a voice to those who need one, be a crying shoulder for those who\u00a0yearn for\u00a0someone to listen, and\u00a0inspire\u00a0those who\u00a0need a reminder\u00a0of the\u00a0power\u00a0they\u00a0have over their lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Poetry<\/h3>\n

The Nectar of Pain<\/h3>\n

[Kansas City, Missouri]: Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2018].
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Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

In\u00a0The Nectar of Pain<\/i>, Zebian sheds light on the feelings and experiences that emerge from a painful heartbreak. She writes that the process of cleansing oneself of that pain\u2014day by day, hour by hour, and second by second\u2014is the real work of healing. With uncommon warmth and wisdom, Zebian empowers all who have lost to let go of anger and transform their suffering into the softness, sweetness, and beauty of nectar. She holds her readers by the hand as they heal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Poetry<\/h3>\n

Sparks of Phoenix<\/h3>\n

[Kansas City, Missouri]: Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2019].
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Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in these pages, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain. The book is divided into six chapters, and six stages of healing: Falling, Burning to Ashes, Sparks of Phoenix, Rising, Soaring, and finally, A New Chapter, which demonstrates a healthy response to new love as the result of authentic healing. With her characteristic vulnerability, courage, and softness, Zebian seeks to empower those who have been made to feel ashamed, silenced, or afraid; she urges them, through gentle advice and personal revelation, to raise their voices, rise up, and soar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Links<\/h3>\n

Publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing<\/a><\/p>\n

Najwa Zebian’s personal website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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