My Life... told through Poetry

by Lubna Farhan

Description Author: Star of BBC The Apprentice UK, Lubna Farhan This is a collection of original poems, all written either in the moment or as a reflection, in less than 15 minutes.
Each poem has been inspired by the Authors own life but will be subject to the readers own interpretation... About the Author
Hello, my name is Lubna Farhan and I love writing! I write everything from fiction, non-fiction to even poetry. I have been writing for many years having been inspired by all the lovely books I have read but also, and most importantly, my own life experiences.
You may or may not recognise me from the popular TV show 'BBC The Apprentice' in 2019 where I appeared as one of the candidates competing against 15 others to win the ultimate prize of becoming Lord Alan Sugars business partner! A little about me... I am a Chartered Accountant by profession and an ambitious Mumpreneur with two lovely children: Yousaf & Inaaya. My children have seen me on TV and now I want them to see their mothers name and face on Worldwide best-selling books! I come from very humble beginnings, being brought up on a council estate by my single mother who struggled hard to raise us. Unfortunately, here we faced extreme racism. Also, as my parents divorced when I was only an infant, I never really got to know my father (now deceased)... These experiences have shaped my mindset and perspective on life and are thus reflected in the poems... I achieved a scholarship at university and the hard work paid off when I was awarded a First-Class Honours degree (yes, the first in my family to graduate!). This was followed by being offered a place on one of the very competitive, hence limited, Graduate Training programmes where I trained to become a Chartered Accountant. In between working in various finance roles, I had two lovely children and it was during my maternity breaks where my entrepreneurial spirit awakened, which led me to apply to 'BBC The Apprentice'. I have many big aspirations for business too but will stick with talking about all things writing for the purpose of this quick introduction. I have included 45 of my poems as a taster and each poem was written in less than 15 minutes. I hope you enjoy and if you do then please get in touch!