Ten Books to Read While You Self-isolate.
We hope this list will be fun, informative, and entertaining and bring hope back to those who may have lost it these last few months.
Where demonstrations can’t teach, books shall.
Books, I daresay are almost the only reliable mode of showing what life the people of that time lived; even when it seems too far from the objective of the writer. They often offer an insightful glimpse into the past. For instance, I can talk about the events of the past generations despite my being a millennial. And anyone who has read 1984 by George Orwell knows too well the ability of books to project the future for those who care to read.
Books, my beloved.
I am a learned man; my travels have been from here to the moon. I have traced the ancestry of the queen of Britain. It wasn’t always the case. My father did not write down anything about his ancestry, so I have never read about him, nor sat around the fireplace listening to the stories of my forefathers.
Books, The Music of Life.
The best speech about a book is to hand you one, then, your tongue will drum to you best about the sweetness, beauty, and melody of books. It is through reading that the magic of books comes home.
A Book About Me.
You have been tasked with the truth. You have been called, given responsibility and the right time, blessed with knowledge beyond what you will ever understand.
How the Lantern Meet Inspired Me to Embrace the Poet within Me
The purity of that experience supported the flourishing of a talent I had not paid mind to in the beginning.
In the Lantern Meet I Found a Home
Being part of the Lantern Meet, reading good work and seeing individuals who were as ordinary as I was, dealing with the same issues of being Ugandan and making such strides with their work made me believe that perhaps I could live in Uganda and write successfully.
How the Lantern Meet Changed My Game as a Poet and Performer
My eyes were enslaved by the poetic prowess before me, Julie Nyakato in epic form was performing Phenomenal Woman.
Diminishing Marginal Creativity
That is something I felt a lot during my time. I just had to get the work done. Show up every single time. The discipline from constantly doing the work built up in me and kept me going.
Voicing the Blankness
Good craft should be able to stand the test of time, amidst the evolution of language and the mushrooming madness of humans.
Building Words
Either way, you must decide to write. That is the first step, having the courage to ink your thoughts on paper to create a constellation that is your piece.
Creativity and Inspiration
His stories and his life story show how it’s not only from within us that inspiration comes, but also from without; from people and places; from conversation and retrospection; and even from sheer boredom. From him we can see that creativity is not a talent one is born with, but a skill that is honed over time through education, training, and practice to achieve mastery and an understanding of how to turn ideas into work; to turn dreams into art.