Daily Nourishment for March 2, 2024: Rain in Literature with Kazim Ali, Colson Whitehead, and More
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 35 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 12 minutes
“Pretending to run for cover but secretly praying for more rain.”
—Kazim Ali
Pause.
Take six deep breaths with a six-count inhale and a six-count exhale. Then read “Rain” by Kazim Ali.
Prompt.
Here’s more writing on rain from Colson Whitehead’s The Colossus of New York:
“Out on the street they hardly notice the clouds before it starts raining. The rain comes down in sheets. Drenched all at once, not drop by drop. The first drop is the pistol at the start of the race and at that crack people move for shelter, any ragtag thing, they huddle under ripped awnings, the doorway of the diner, suddenly an appetite for coffee. Pressed up against buildings as if on the lam. Little sprints and dashes between horizontal cover. Dry here. Surely it will stop soon, they think. They can wait it out. It cannot last forever.”
Practice.
Set a timer for 10 minutes and write about rain. Write what you know and what you don’t know. Write a prayer. Write the truth or make up some stuff.
Want More?
Read “The Best Rain in Literature” at Literary Hub.
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