{"id":5114,"date":"2021-07-21T01:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/?p=5114"},"modified":"2021-07-22T01:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T01:53:21","slug":"summer-tales-one-poem-one-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/summer-tales-one-poem-one-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Tales: One Poem, One Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/summer-tales-2021\/\">Summer Tales Book Club<\/a> program is winding down, it&#8217;s time to reflect on some great moments of Summer Tales 2021. With over 40 students enrolled and active on and off since June 1, 2021, we were delighted to meet readers of different tastes and backgrounds in this virtual intellectual community. The books recommended in the Virtual Book Exchange to students by students while taking summer classes indicate the diversity of Rutgers.<\/p>\n<p>The two public events were well received. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/summer-tales-with-carmen-maria-machado\/\">Carmen Maria Machado<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/natalie-diaz-and-the-mojave-language\/\">Natalie D\u00edaz<\/a> were interviewed by Nick Allred based on questions submitted by the audience prior to the events. The talk might have felt like a conversation between two old friends, but there was a lot of preparation behind them. <a class=\"inline_disabled external\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/confessions-of-a-part-time-interviewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a> if you would like to hear about the work that went into creating that sense of ease!<\/p>\n<p>One of the author talks is available in Canvas only (it&#8217;s worth a last minute <a href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.instructure.com\/enroll\/GDAKKK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registration<\/a> to watch it), the other is free to all.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"instructure_file_link inline_disabled\" title=\"MachadoEvent.mp4\" href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.instructure.com\/media_objects_iframe\/m-5Cafg5hshu1CYmU2Xt8crq32u2L9gRyj?type=video?type=video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carmen Maria Machado event recording<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"inline_disabled external\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vn6agVDJbV8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natalie D\u00edaz event recording<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the title suggests, we have one more poem and one more short story to read and discuss for the summer of 2021. It&#8217;s not too late to join and chime in. Alternatively, just read and reflect silently, as these two remaining topics discuss something very relevant in these days, something very close to home for all of us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5123\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/Tretheway-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/Tretheway-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/Tretheway-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/Tretheway-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/Tretheway-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/Tretheway-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Poem: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/57696\/rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rotation<\/em> <\/a>by Natasha Trethewey uses a poetic form called <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/glossary\/pantoum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pantoum<\/a> that Nick also discussed with Natalie D\u00edaz at the event. The alternating pairs of repeating lines in the poem are used to describe a childhood memory of near-archetypal resonance: a father silhouetted in the doorway, turning to leave. The poem\u2019s dreamlike atmosphere captures the feeling of separation so powerfully involved in the bedtime rituals of young children, while the imagery of light and dark alludes to the mixed-race Trethewey\u2019s complicated relationship with her white father, poet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mswritersandmusicians.com\/mississippi-writers\/eric-trethewey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Trethewey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"s-lg-content-61276600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/57696\/rotation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full text of <em>Rotation<\/em>, by Natasha Trethewey<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Read the blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/how-to-read-a-poem\/\">How to read a poem<\/a> in which Nick answers the question through this poem<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.rutgers.edu\/SummerTales2021\/Trethewey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide on Natasha Trethewey<\/a> for resources from Rutgers Libraries and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The last short story selected for Summer Tales 2021 is <em>Diem Perdidi<\/em>, written by Julie Otsuka, a compelling, heart-wrenching portrait of an elderly woman\u2019s character and life story as she begins to lose her memory. The story invites us to reflect on what makes up individual identity\u2013\u2013our experiences, our habits, our relationships\u2013\u2013and what happens to them when they slip out of our grasp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"s-lg-content-61275102\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu\/lib\/rutgers-ebooks\/reader.action?docID=3040156&amp;ppg=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full text of <em>Diem Perdidi<\/em>, by Julie Otsuka<\/a>\n<div id=\"s-lg-link-desc-61275102\" class=\"s-lg-link-desc\">In: <em>Living in the Land of Limbo<\/em>, Edited by Carol Levine, 2014, p.11. (Rutgers-restricted)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"s-lg-link-desc-61275102\" class=\"s-lg-link-desc\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.rutgers.edu\/SummerTales2021\/Otsuka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide on Julie Otsuka<\/a> for resources from Rutgers Libraries and more<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"s-lg-content-61276600\" class=\"\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5121\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5121\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/OtsukaFB-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/OtsukaFB-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/OtsukaFB-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/OtsukaFB-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/OtsukaFB-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2021\/07\/OtsukaFB.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although they might not be your light summer reads, the last poem and short story give us a lot to digest. We hope we have achieved our goal and were able to provide meaningful distractions from coursework, heatwaves, the virus, and other difficulties in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Summer Tales Book Club program is winding down, it&#8217;s time to reflect on some great moments of Summer Tales 2021. 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