Yesterday I Was the Moon by Noor Unnahar

Yesterday I Was the Moon by Noor Unnahar

Shifting gears entirely from fictional novels, Yesterday I Was the Moon by Noor Unnahar is a beautifully vulnerable collection of modern poetry and hand-articulated illustrations.

Emerging from the modern wave of visual poetry, Pakistani poet Noor Unnahar uses this collection to explore the complex, delicate architecture of identity, culture, and emotional evolution.

The book reads like an intimate, artistic journal, flowing through several deeply human experiences:

• Self-Discovery & Healing: The central motif of the moon represents the idea that humans change in phases—sometimes we are whole and radiant, and sometimes we feel empty or fractured, but both states are natural parts of a cycle.

• Cultural Identity & Home: Unnahar writes extensively about her roots, navigating her identity as a young Pakistani woman, and bridging the gap between her traditional heritage and her individual path as an artist.

• Heartbreak & Rebuilding: The poems untangle the grief of lost love, family dynamics, and the quiet, fierce work it takes to piece oneself back together after being broken.