BannedBooksWeek

We Are Palestinian: A Celebration of Culture and Tradition | Reem Kassis

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Rounding out my #bannedbooksweek reading with this illustrated overview of Palestinian history and culture. There‘s a lot of great info here, in bite sized pieces, from geography to cultural symbols, food, arts, history, and well-known poets, authors, and journalists. It‘s a really important book that showcases the rich history and culture of a people being othered and erased.

dabbe L🖤VE your bookmark. 💜🧡💛 2mo

DGRachel @dabbe Thank you! I buy all of my Interlink Press books (and their imprints) direct from the publisher since they are the only Palestinian owned publishers in the US and they included that bookmark and some stickers in my last order. 💖 2mo

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1984 | George Orwell

Completely forgot this was #BannedBooksWeek, so closing it out by rereading Orwell‘s “1984” for the first time in 30 years. Good grief, it‘s been 30 years since I was 18!!!

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IMASLOWREADER

Banned Books | DK

#readforyourrights #ireadbannedbooks #bannedbooksweek

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lil1inblue

Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman (Poetry) | Walt Whitman

Closing out #bannedbooksweek with a poem from my favorite.

"I Sing the Body Electric": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45472/i-sing-the-body-electric

#poemadayish #poetrypals #letfreedomread @dabbe @cuilin

lil1inblue Guide to the classics: Walt Whitman‘s Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the ‘poet of America‘: https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-walt-whitmans-leaves-of-grass-....
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Cuilin Perfect 😍 2mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin 💓 2mo

dabbe This one. 💚💚💚 Have you seen the ending of the original movie FAME with this song? We also sang it in high school. 2mo

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Untitled | Unknown

Your Revolution by Sarah Jones: https://youtu.be/xRgIGMwZd2o?si=IaFa7DtLj10XYO_I

Prohibited Poetry: 13 Poems That Faced Banning Attempts: https://www.freedomforum.org/banned-poems/

Full Lyrics: https://genius.com/Sarah-jones-poet-your-revolution-annotated

#poemadayish #poetrypals #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread @dabbe @cuilin

Cuilin Thanks for the link. I did not expect Ovid to be on the list. 😣 2mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin So sad. 😥 2mo

Cuilin @lil1inblue Feeling disappointed in mankind so much lately. 🫩 2mo

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lil1inblue @Cuilin The angry-sad-disappointed cycle is exhausting. 🫂 2mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Ovid? Shakespeare? Chaucer? WTF? @Cuilin: your comment reminds me of a PEANUTS comic strip where Linus says: “I love humankind. It's people I can't stand!“ Such truth in that. 🧡💜💛 2mo

kspenmoll @dabbe Perfect Linus! 2mo

lil1inblue @dabbe It just hurts my heart! 💔 2mo

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Karisa

1984 | George Orwell

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October is the right month for #BannedBooksWeek

Orwell‘s 1984 is absolutely terrifying and important now more than ever. Going to social media news between re-reading the chapters this week made for a strange blurring of reality and fiction.

dabbe 💙✊🏻💙 2mo

sarahbarnes There‘s a documentary about Orwell playing here right now and I want to go see it. Very timely indeed. 2mo

Karisa @sarahbarnes Thanks! I was trying to find a 1984 film adaptation to watch and was having a tough time. I‘ll check this out! 2mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥺✊🏼📚💝. 2mo

sarahbarnes Not sure where all it‘s playing but this is the film. Looks good: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt27052428/. 2mo

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