<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A Writer’s Lair]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Writer’s Lair]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/my-womanly-anthem</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:04:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.areebazaidi.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lucknow and I]]></title><description><![CDATA[A city I’ve longed to belong to Caged disorder and melted time A convincing case of prime view Fitting words, manicuring rhyme I meet...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/lucknow-and-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63fc5914d2b80644c74cb892</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_6bde9a666ae24f4c9cd881a4d25aabe4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[       Christmas Tree Sentences ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's beginning to look a lot like wisdom Love's a currency in demise Limits are what tie snipped ropes of Ornamental, glittering lies...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/christmas-tree-sentences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6390737e0ddea25c5e24d24e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:41:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_842f9cb7d5d04573ae969236bc4f5bcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[       It's Making Sense Tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's happened again and I've found it once more A new melody alive like the one from before There is comfort in new things Stitched with...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/it-s-making-sense-tonight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63cbfbb5f29191bf60f465c1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 14:50:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_1991d23ab3664f34bc80ef4ccedb0cb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                          Roses]]></title><description><![CDATA[I caressed the roses you gave me Got distracted and pricked my finger Then I got sad about the pain from the hurting You cleaned it like...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/roses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c3ef7a625d10bc95b62d82</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:49:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_d06f32989f4f411a9fee99ff771b2de1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Mini-Series I've Seen in a While - Mare of Easttown. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently saw 'Mare of Easttown' on a whim, and I have not seen something  done so brilliantly in a while-- at least not since 'Sharp...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/the-best-mini-series-i-ve-seen-in-a-while-mare-of-easttown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63603f11ce1d581df419627d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_a6a15ec639db4121913ce6fcdc210aa2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[                         Jewels ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like the shine, sparkles divine An endlessness all set to survive Catch my eye, catch my heart I'll cash it in when time arrives Bad...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/jewels</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c80090ed5e549771c56327</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:27:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_f8d63afaa6f2453fb16635d0bd55293c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm only human ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm so human it scares me sometimes The loneliness, the chaos of endings, the fear of beginnings I'm so human it ruins me sometimes The...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/i-m-only-human</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628158e95e0c6220ccc71e85</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2022 20:39:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_446fd5edde834e6f8eb9b8a344eda5af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexism is a Trendy T-Shirt ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hmm, it's you again tweeting things only now and then Puny puny puny lens Looking at women and judging them Your alcoholic liver...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/sexism-is-a-trendy-t-shirt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62299fd163560dbb2c8a8544</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:49:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_e0893c2450cb462c820ca3b3e680d3f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[          Lady Chatterjee's Lover]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPTER TWO Things Fall Apart "OURS is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/lady-chatterjee-s-lover-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a9be06c3bdac001633b6e7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_38ce2adedc9842e0bc7a0e008bd43025~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[        Satisfaction is Such a Tease]]></title><description><![CDATA[With boredom, violence becomes a game Too many fathers not kind enough Too many mothers making excuses for them Too many boys acting a...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/satisfaction-is-such-a-tease</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61f290b7db53490017382dc2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:42:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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stage I've got less and less to say I'm avoiding...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/another-snowflake-of-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e14e1338b7da0016ada3b2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:19:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_c4cf31fd3e0d4e0c919c6d8538652cb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lipstick Politics and Glitter Here and There]]></title><description><![CDATA[I puke poetry and words that dress polite Lipstick politics and I'm subtle with my dislike When I was young, I itched for pain Like a...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/lipstick-politics-and-glitter-here-and-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61cc3ec9838ea30016a50d28</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:56:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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melt, low, I stow my stare Mirrored memories merge in me, the quiet kiss of cold...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/raspberry-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b4339cbcde1d0017f07c0d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:27:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_c56b7bae68de454a9fa715e2a63ca6cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[          Lady Chatterjee's Lover]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHAPTER ONE A History of Her Story In the sharp echoes of bird melodies on a fine summer morning, Lady Chatterjee, a war widow confined...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/lady-chatterjee-s-lover</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a4d168f1e8f9001632f55a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:33:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Sometimes he plays the piano like he's trying to solve a puzzle, and sometimes he plays like he's seen a...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/people-in-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611120694f387e00152ca56b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_41c9da0326ff44d4bcd0413fb484efc2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_625,h_841,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Poems I like]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s no definitive charm, or spark, about the poetry I like. It’s a few lines jumbled together to mirror a feeling, decently. It’s the...]]></description><link>https://www.areebazaidi.com/post/the-poems-i-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611114644ce60900152a7049</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ddcd68_e14780c2816a4b61b528d2b8a194c3cd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Areeba Zaidi</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>