[Thought Soup] Theory of Water - Week 6
Hey. We're reading Theory of Water by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
what I'm reading
This week I'm reading parts 13-16 of Theory of Water:
- part 13: Maps to Statelessness
- part 14: "All of Them Carrying Yesterday"
- part 15: Gizhewaadiziwin
- part 16: Flowing
buy the book, support The Sameer Project
If you haven't bought it yet, please consider placing your order here at Open Books: A Poem Emporium. W4G-tagged books on the Open Poetry bookstore send proceeds to The Sameer Project, one of the only organizations still on the ground in Gaza, and struggling to continue to meet the needs of Palestinians.
If you can't buy from the bookstore, please consider making a donation directly to one of the Sameer Project's campaigns, or consider sharing a fundraiser with friends. If you can't do any of that, consider sharing the reading group with some friends; if some of them can buy the book from Open Books, or even make direct donations to The Sameer Project, then that would help enormously.
info on the format
On Mondays, I email with what we're reading this week from the book, and also point to some other thing you can read (or listen to, or watch) to go along with it. I'll try to make sure the readings are either relevant to that week's readings from the book, or maybe just relevant to our current circumstances in the world.
On Saturdays, I'll send an email at about 11AM ET. It'll mostly serve as a reminder that we're going to meet if you'd like to join us, but I'll also include an icebreaker question to potentially get the conversation going when you arrive at 5p ET.
schedule
Here's my reading plan for the next few weeks.
| Reading | Week of... |
|---|---|
| parts 1-4 | Apr 13 |
| part 5 (lol) | Apr 20 |
| parts 6-8 | Apr 27 |
| parts 9-12 | May 4 |
| break to read other pieces | May 11 |
| parts 13-16 | May 18 |
| parts 17-20 | May 25 |
| parts 21-23 | June 1 |
next book?
This is probably a good place to pose this question: What would you like to read next, after we finish Theory of Water in a few weeks?
Generally my goal is to pick from the Bookshop for Gaza store, but I'm open to other suggestions if it brings people in and I can encourage them to donate to The Sameer Project directly.
All of which is to say... I'm open to suggestions. Please DM me on signal or reach out some other way if you have suggestions. Thanks.
That's all for now; stay safe this week, and we'll talk Saturday.
