AWMB Book Club

Poetic Secrets & Poetic Gratitude by Harmeet Bharya

Harmeet Kaur Bharya was born and raised in the London Borough of Redbridge where she lived with her parents and sister. She started writing poetry at the age of sixteen and went on to study English Literature.

She completed her degree in BSc Computer Science during a challenging time when her father passed on. She went on to become a Junior Web Developer at the University of Hertfordshire where she graduated. She later progressed in her career and took on the role of Project Manager when Book Depository became a subsidiary of Amazon.

The inspiration for her poetry stems from a timeline of sorrow, from some very ugly experiences since the age of eleven, to illness and the loss of loved ones, heartbreak, secondary infertility and miscarriage, anxiety and depression.

Her first book ‘Poetic Secrets’ is an insightful collection of poetry touching on themes such as mindfulness, healing, mental health, love and heartbreak. Tenderly exploring and bringing light to growing topical issues such as infertility.

Poetic Secrets is a collection of orginal poems exploring a variety of personal life experiences. Feelings of happy and sad run throughout the compilation; some poems express heartbreak and true love; the true nature of anxiety and depression; the torture of infertility and loss; racism; bullying and cultural truths. Although exploring dark times, a section is dedicated to overcoming this with self-healing techniques, happiness and positivity.

The poems are written to touch the lives of others who may be experiencing these real life challenges and to provide some comfort and light at the end of the tunnel. Each poem delivers a thought provoking message. You can find the inspiration you need from the experiences in this book to survive whatever story you are living right now.

“Striving to stand out from the crowd,

Being a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

We lift ourselves by lifting others,

Piercing through blackness to find radiant colours.” – ‘Lifting Others’

Her second book is called Poetic Gratitude and has recently been released. Described as ‘these poetic messages are fuel for the mind, comfort for the soul and balance for the body’. We can confirm it absolutely does that!

The poems unmask some truths with a positive angle, highlighting two sides of the coin.

Harmeet once again shines light on the fact that life is a journey, demonstrating that there is no end to personal development. This collection poetically illustrates the shifts in mindset that make it possible to explore topical themes such as acceptance and gratitude. A truly uplifting read which brings new meaning to ‘life etiquette’ and paves a beautiful path towards positivity.

These books are a welcome addition to our shelves and we believe they will be to yours too. Support Harmeet and enlighten your lives with her beautiful words. She has also launched Positivity Jars – a beautiful jar filled with 40 hand picked poetic positivity messages to lift you at any point in your day. They bring so much joy, lightness and yes, positivity to the day!