{"id":10765,"date":"2025-01-08T22:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/januarys-stories-and-poems-the-reader\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:36:54","slug":"januarys-stories-and-poems-the-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=10765","title":{"rendered":"January&#8217;s Stories and Poems &#8211; The Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We are starting a new year of Monthly Stories and Poems by looking to the skies, and imagining the wonder of what it would feel like to take to them, as January\u2019s selections are based around the theme of\u00a0<strong>flight<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"align-none\">\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thereader.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/January-SP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"546\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chosen this month from The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereader.org.uk\/shared-reading-wwd\/the-reader-bookshelf24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reader Bookshelf<\/a>, with its theme of \u2018Wonder\u2019, are the story Uncle Einar by Ray Bradbury from the adult bookshelf, along with an extract from\u00a0<em>Skellig<\/em>\u00a0by David Almond and a poem by Nina Cassian, taken from\u00a0<em>Wonder: The National History Museum Poetry Book<\/em>, edited by Ana Sampson, both from the children\u2019s bookshelf. We also include selections from other books of two authors that are featured on the \u2018Wonder\u2019 Bookshelf \u2013 Kathleen Jamie and Shaun Tan.<\/p>\n<p>The fascination with flight can take many forms \u2013 for some of us, it represents adventure, exploration and opportunities to discover the unknown. The sense of discovery runs through the stories and extracts in this month\u2019s pack, of birds, butterflies and more unusual creatures with wings. In some cases, flight no longer seems possible, or otherwise it provides escape from desperate situations. From dreams to learning about the natural world, to being reminded to \u2018simply be present for a time and let go of our need to explain\u2019, these choices will take us to many different places.<\/p>\n<p>January\u2019s stories and poems are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uncle Einar by Ray Bradbury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (translated by Gregory Rabassa)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First flight (extract from\u00a0<em>Skellig<\/em>) by David Almond<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Storm Petrel by Kathleen Jamie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The butterflies came at lunchtime by Shaun Tan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s poetry selections give us lots of opportunities to wonder, as we consider who or what angels might be, and \u2013 an even bigger question \u2013 what it means to be alive. Winter can often feel like a dark place to be in the midst of, yet there is still hope to be found, and some of these poems speak to how we can find \u2018breathing space\u2019 in tough times. Listen out later this month for a new episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereader.org.uk\/shared-reading-wwd\/the-reader-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Reader Podcast<\/a>, which tells the story of The Reader\u2019s partnership with Prospect Park psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, and how Shared Reading has had a profound effect on the patients there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Temptation by Nina Cassian (translated by Brenda Walker and Andrea Deletant)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Angels by Jan Dean<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adlestrop by Edward Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mist by Rob Cowen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My Own Heart by Gerard Manley Hopkins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re a Reader Leader head to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereader.org.uk\/decembers-stories-and-poems-4\/\">Online Community Hub<\/a>\u00a0to download this month&#8217;s selection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are starting a new year of Monthly Stories and Poems by looking to the skies, and imagining the wonder of what it would feel like to take to them, as January\u2019s selections are based around the theme of\u00a0flight. 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