Felt and Lived

Felt and Lived is an intimate collection of poetic excerpts by Jannat Iqbal that captures the emotional landscape of a young woman wrestling with life's profound complexities. Spanning themes of familial love, personal trauma, spiritual faith, and self-discovery, each poem functions as a meditation on what it means to feel deeply and survive gracefully. The collection opens with celebrations of motherhood and familial bonds, then moves through the darker territories of grief, loss, and inner turmoil, before ultimately arriving at hard-won wisdom about healing, strength, and self-love. Iqbal's verses are marked by raw honesty and poetic restraint; avoiding clichéd sentiment while maintaining emotional accessibility. The book is enriched by carefully curated photographs from significant locations in Pakistan, which serve as visual anchors for the emotional journeys within. Rather than offering easy comfort, Felt and Lived validates the complexity of human experience and speaks directly to those who have felt life intensely and continue moving forward despite their wounds.