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Celebrating International Literacy Day - September 8th

This September, we're honoring International Literacy Day by celebrating how reading and writing expands minds, educates communities, and connects us across cultures worldwide!

 

Task: Share a piece of literature that's made an impact on your life! We want to celebrate ALL the forms of reading and writing that have enriched your life.

 

Consider sharing:

  • A book that changed your perspective
  • A magazine or article that sparked a new interest
  • A poem that moved you
  • A comic book or graphic novel
  • Song lyrics that became meaningful to you
  • A children's book that your kids love 
  • A blog post or online piece that taught you something
  • A recipe or how-to guide that opened new possibilities
  • Academic papers or journals that expanded your thinking

Let's fill our community with literary love! 

 

During the first week of each month, we will post a new question, topic, or activity for you to connect with the community and earn a badge. All community members who join our team and contribute a thoughtful comment to this month’s discussion, between September 1 and September 30, will receive this badge worth 50 points by the end of the month. 

... and the quotidian chronicles of Patti Smith.

 

​@AdamK12 Very much enjoyed all of your recommendations, but of course Patti Smith jumped out at me. Love her writing, her music, her worldviews, her artistry...everything. She is coming through Seattle in November and I can’t wait 🎸

If you have not already, you should find the music she did with Soundwalk Collective. Narrations and poetry over music. I very much enjoy this album which also features Anoushka Shankar, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and others 💜

I’m so looking forward to that listen. She’s so underrated and is one of the few polymaths we have. Every so often I pick up “A Book of Days” which is her year of photography and writing. For September 9th, she honors Leo Tolstoy,” who, in her words, “...imprinted the concept of universal love and pacifism through his towering contribution to literature.” And now I need to pick War and Peace back up.

 

... and the quotidian chronicles of Patti Smith.

 

​@AdamK12 Very much enjoyed all of your recommendations, but of course Patti Smith jumped out at me. Love her writing, her music, her worldviews, her artistry...everything. She is coming through Seattle in November and I can’t wait 🎸

If you have not already, you should find the music she did with Soundwalk Collective. Narrations and poetry over music. I very much enjoy this album which also features Anoushka Shankar, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and others 💜

I’m so looking forward to that listen. She’s so underrated and is one of the few polymaths we have. Every so often I pick up “A Book of Days” which is her year of photography and writing. For September 9th, she honors Leo Tolstoy,” who, in her words, “...imprinted the concept of universal love and pacifism through his towering contribution to literature.” And now I need to pick War and Peace back up.

 

I love this, ​@AdamK12! And you’re right, she is one of the few polymaths still working and producing. She is truly an irreplaceable inspiration, but I am still hopeful more artists like her will emerge. “Book of Days” should be required reading! 📖

 

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