This book is on fire. This book is nuclear. Natalie Diaz’s poetry is very physical, very tied to the body. And to the earth. And it is full of the mythos of her heritage and history. This is very powerful work, rife with passion and outrage, with awe and wonder. When I read that this
Since I never seem to get around to writing about what I’ve been reading, book by book, I thought I’d just put three books in one basket. Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine by Kevin Wilson is a collection of short stories and it is most like the books I usually read, though I can’t at
Lovers of the book, lovers of art, please enjoy the conjunction in this pdf from the Library of Congress Magazine January/February 2021 issue: https://www.loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2021_0102.pdf Do consider signing up with the Library of Congress, too. It’s a happening place!
I posted about this in a comment but after giving it the full listen, wanted to share further. Wow what a rich lecture by Alice Oswald — well worth tuning in when you have time. It helped me escape for an hour this morning. I think @rifeteri may especially appreciate this… Link to lecture: http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/interview-water
I first read Rilke’s letters when I was 16 or 17. Reread them again in my mid 20’s. So this was a revisit, of sorts. I was interested to read the letters in context, with return letters from the person they were written to. This made for an interesting read. Kappus was 19 when he
January 18th – here’s a link for registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-drum-major-instinct-tickets-136322910495 The Drum Major Instinct presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s The Drum Major Instinct—a powerful, cautionary sermon about the impulse in all humans to be first—for diverse audiences, with the goal of generating powerful dialogue about racism, inequality, and social
This additional publication is part of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Julie Grames must have come to me by way of advanced readers at the library, though I never read the novel, which I’ve now placed on hold after re-reading this insert again. The author’s note caught my attention. I have
Oh! I could not stop smiling as I watched this…
Not exactly winter reading but something not to be missed. I found this very mesmerizing, insightful, intriguing. And a visual feast. 8 minutes, over 400 days. A memory anchor…
More than just reading though this seems like a tempting way to begin our reading session together… https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/27/feed-your-soul-the-31-day-literary-diet-for-january-2021-culture-books?utm_source=pocket-newtab
