Introduction
Mid-Autumn is approaching, and I am feeling a little homesick.
When spending holidays away from home, I used to console myself with the thought that moonlight falls on every spring river. Now an ocean and several time zones separate us; even looking up, my family and I may not see the moon at the same time.
“May we live long, sharing the moon’s light across a thousand miles.”
This week, let’s sit together, share a favorite classical Chinese poem, and talk about homesickness.
If time permits, I would like to prepare paper lanterns so we can walk under the moon after the discussion, recalling the lines: “As I sing, the moon lingers; as I dance, my shadows scatter.”
Literature & Reading
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Date and time: Sep 13, 2024 (Fri) 7:30PM
Location: 16595 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA 98052 (Eastline Apartment 3F Clubroom)
Topic: Before Mid-Autumn: Share a Favorite Classical Chinese Poem
Capacity: 15 people, including five observer seats
— Schedule —
Arrival and seating
Opening and participant introductions
Sharing session: a favorite classical Chinese poem before Mid-Autumn (3–5 minutes each)
Group photo
A lantern walk under the moon
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— Notes from Xiaowan —
For this gathering I painted “The bright moon rises over the sea,” wishing its light might reach you.
About Elsewhere Book Club
Elsewhere Book Club
The name Elsewhere comes from Milan Kundera’s Life Is Elsewhere.
Life Is Elsewhere.
We seem more inclined to imagine a golden age when looking backward or forward. Yet, in my own life, this moment and elsewhere have become inseparable, each giving meaning to the other.
Live fully in this moment. The search for elsewhere also takes place here and now.
I arrived in Seattle just last month. In an unfamiliar place, my first impulse was to start a small book club, perhaps to meet others who find steadiness in books and enjoy sustained conversation.
Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed; a mustard seed holding Mount Sumeru.
I hope this small space can give us somewhere to exchange ideas each week.