Six Lovely Body Positive Books

Six Lovely Body Positive Books

Body positive messages are expanding their reach. People are putting down their super-retouched fashion magazines and picking up books and articles with empowering messages for men and women of all sizes. The prevailing view of body-beauty praises a certain type of (generally unattainable) figure. Reality check: we come in all shapes and sizes and we love to identify with similar-minded, like-bodies individuals. That’s why these body positive books are so good- their characters are relatable and the messages are encouraging. Here are five lovely body positive books – what’s your favorite?  Dumplin’ by Julie Murphey Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780062327185   …

20 Quotes From Your Favorite Poets

20 Quotes From Your Favorite Poets

This month we celebrate everything poetry: the writers, the words, and the tedium of craft. But beyond a celebration of novelty and diversity, National Poetry Month is it is also a holiday for admiration. For many of us who feel simply inept when it comes to poetry, April is a month of fawning and awe for the masterful works that poets create. National Poetry Month is not only a celebration, but a tribute to poets past and present, and a month to feel inspired by the works of others. Whether you like sestinas or sonnets, epigrams or epitaphs, or just …