A Bit Of This And A Bit Of That

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast. For the eighth instalment of A Poem To Read, I read a poem called "Everything that Acts is Actual" by Denise Levertov, a British-born American poet known for her lyrical style, keen attention to the ordinary, and commitment to both craft and political activism. May this beautiful poem serve as...

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast. For the seventh instalment of A Poem To Read, I did a reading of a poem called "Not" by Erin Hanson, an Australian poet who rose to prominence through her writings on her blog The Poetic Underground. May this beautiful poem serve as a chance to look inside ourselves, and may it remind us to alw...

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast. It's been more than a year since the last episode of this podcast overall, but almost four years since the last episode of A Poem To Read series. For the sixth instalment of the series, I did the reading of If I Must Die by Reefat Al-Areer. Reefat Al-Areer was a Palestinian writer, poet, professor, a...

After more than two years of break, I am back finally with a new episode. This episode is kind of like a summary of what happened during the course of my two year break from doing podcast, which is divided into four sub-topics namely healing, living, feeling, and family. I had so much fun recording this, talking to myself and letting many thoughts come out and be a witness of my existence on this...

Hi everyone, my name is Yulyah. This is a new (regular) episode in quite a long time and this is an episode dedicated to the occasion of my birthday last November. This is a random talk where I simply talk about anything that crosses my head regarding my birthday, but it is mostly about gratitude and the many lessons I learned and the things I realised during the course of those few days around my...

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That podcast, and I am Yulyah Zamzuly Baharani. In the 5th installment of APoemToRead series as part of A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast, I read Desiderata. Desiderata is a prose poem by the American writer and poet, Max Ehrmann, written in the early 1920s but first copyrighted by him in 1927. The poem has been...

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That podcast, and I am Yulyah Zamzuly Baharani. In the 4th installment of APoemToRead series as part of A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast, I read The Dress. The Dress is a poem by one of the most critically acclaimed American poets, C.K. Williams. The Dress is one of his most representative works.

“My heart stopped, I have never had an experience like that as a biographer, before or since.” That is what James Gleick, the famed author, biographer, and former science reporter told Maria Popova of brainpicks.org about how he felt the first time he came into a certain letter while working on what would become Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman several months after Feynman’s death.&...

Hi everyone, my name is Yulyah. This is a continuation of the talk about mental illness and mental health and I specifically talk about my personal journey in constant healing and self-acceptance. This talk is about knowing one own self and coming to love and accept one own self. I am sharing my heart openly and truthfully in hope that we all as human beings can find strength and courage through e...

Hi everyone, my name is Yulyah. In this episode, I talk about mental illness and mental health, specifically about my personal journey to healing after suffering from mental health issues that make me struggle both physically and emotionally. This is a talk about strength and vulnerability, about courage and about love. I am sharing my profound understanding about my struggle and what I have to do...

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS PODCAST EPISODE TALKS ABOUT SUICIDAL IDEATION AND SUICIDE ATTEMPT Hi everyone, my name is Yulyah. In this episode, I talk about mental illness and mental health, specifically about my personal journey in dealing with suicidal thought and ideation, also the story of my surviving a suicide attempt. This talk is vulnerable but also hopeful, I share some personal insights on how...

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That podcast, and I am Yulyah Zamzuly Baharani. In the 3rd installment of APoemToRead series as part of A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast, I read A Song of Despair. A Song of Despair is a poem by the Chilean poetry-great, Pablo Neruda, first published among his other works in 1924 by Editorial Nascimento of Sant...

Hi everyone, my name is Yulyah. In this episode, I talk about mental illness and mental health, specifically about my personal journey in being diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety diorder and schizophrenia, with detailed description on how it affected me and my life. This is the first part of what I plan to be a four parts series of talk on mental illness and mental health.

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That podcast, and I am Yulyah Zamzuly Baharani. In the 2nd installment of APoemToRead series as part of A Bit of This and A Bit of That Podcast, I read After Our Planet. After Our Planet is a poem by the American-Canadian author and poet, Mark Strand, published in 1992 in the edition of The Paris Review.

Norwegian Wood is a novel by Haruki Murakami, first published in 1987 and later translated into English as well as several other languages. It is one of the most acclaimed and popular novels in this age, as Haruki Murakami is probably the most famous Asian author in the world for the last two decades. The opening chapter sets the perfect tone to go deep into the exploration of nostalgia, of loss,...

Hi everyone, this is #APoemToRead, a little corner on A Bit of This and A Bit of That podcast, and I am Yulyah Zamzuly Baharani. In the 1st installation of APoemToRead series as part of A Bit Of This and A Bit of That podcast, I read Love After Love. Love After Love is a poem by the Saint-Lucian poet Derek Walcott, published in his Collected Poems along with his other works in 1986. I choose this...

In this episode, Yulyah talks about John Mayer, one of her favourite people and a musician she loves very much, about his life and his career, and how his music has been a loyal company in her pursuit of happiness. It is as personal as it could get with many heartwarming and funny personal stories, but hopefully enjoyable to many.

In this episode, Yulyah talks about random memories she was reminded of at one night. It is about childhood, friendship, memories with friends, her love of football, and many more.

In this episode, Yulyah talks about her first time being aware of AAVE or African American Vernacular English that is frequently used by many people without knowing the origin and signifance. Yulyah also shares her view and perspective as someone who is learning English on how to learn a language while being aware of the culture that becomes the root of the language.

In this episode, Yulyah is joined by a good friend of hers, Dicle, where they talk about Dicle's personal journey with art and how it has impacted her view and perspective. There are conversations about doing art, about passion, about navigating creativity, about the impact a teacher can have to the life of their student, about the struggle between ideal and reality, about inspiration, about meani...

In this episode, Yulyah talks about what it means to be ordinary people living ordinary lives, and why our thoughts, our stories, and our lives deserve to be celebrated. Yulyah also emphasizes on the importance to share our thoughts and stories, to connect, and to live as loudly as possible as ordinary people. There will be some poetry and movie line references as well.

Seno Gumira Ajidarma is one of Indonesia's finest authors, and this short story of his, Sepotong Senja Untuk Pacarku or in English, A Piece of Sunset for My Sweetheart, is one of the most popular Indonesian short stories. In this episode, Yulyah will be reading the English translation of the story.

Seno Gumira Ajidarma is one of Indonesia's finest authors, and this short story of his, Sepotong Senja Untuk Pacarku or in English, A Piece of Sunset for My Sweetheart is one of the most popular Indonesian short stories. In this episode, Yulyah will be reading the original version of the short story, in Bahasa Indonesia.

In this episode, Yulyah, a self-proclaimed avid reader (:D) will be sharing her thoughts on reading, her own know-how on how to have a fulfilling reading experience, for a single objective, may those who ever come across this podcast and listened to this episode, would try and found them helpful in a way, and perhaps, find reading more enjoyable after that.

John Clare (1793-1864) was an English poet. Hundred of years after he's passed away, he then became recognised to be among the best Romantic poet and a major 19th-century poet. In this episode, Yulyah will be talking his works and personal life, as well as reciting some of his most famous works, one has something to do with Yulyah's personal experience with poetry.