A Song for All and None
Adoyo
Zamani Chronicles, 2020
| RAIN Roundtable weekly readings and discussion |
| ( Scheduled for 2 hours on Saturday Afternoon) |
| Zoom / Facebook live from Swahili Village – The Consulate |
| Week 0: Introduction | Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
| Week 1: Book I. Olóo explore the themes introduced in Cantos 1-7 including: — Geography of Nam Lolwe — Lisbon landmarks: — Momument of Discoveries (Parão doe Descobrimentos) (1958) — Memorial tombs of Vasco da Gama & Luís Vas de Camões at Santa Maria de Belém & the adjacent Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (1495) — Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) — Bartholomeu Dias (1450-1500) — Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) — Luís Vaz de Camões [Os Lusíadas] (1524-1580) — Common adages (Haraka haraka haina baraka’ pole pole ndio mendo) — Cartography & Written Histories — Religious indoctrination — Literary intertextuality (Coleridge; Shakespeare; Wordsworth) — Traditional Creation Myths : World, People — Oral tradition & Family History (Esther) — Past, Present, Future in the eternal Now | Saturday, August 8, 2020 |
| Week 2: Book II. Akoth | Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
| Week 3: Book III. Alex and Maya | Saturday, August 22, 2020 |
| Week 4: Book IV. Rosie ran away | Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
| Week 5: Book V. Rain | Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
| Week 6: Book VI. Blood of Anatole Basile Tejo | Saturday, September 12, 2020 |
| Week 7: Book VII. The Siege of Mombasa | Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
| Week 8: Book VIII. Snow | Saturday, September 26, 2020 |
| Week 9: Book IX. Hehra | Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
| RAIN ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION | Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
RESOURCES:
- Read RAIN for free on KINDLE UNLIMITED at Amazon
- Listen to sample Cantos in YouTube Playlist (Canto 32) (more coming soon)