{"id":956,"date":"2023-05-05T16:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/?p=956"},"modified":"2023-05-05T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:11:11","slug":"may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-218\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/08\/Panther-in-the-Lib_400x333-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"the BMCC panther sitting at a table in the library with a stack books and reading a book that appears to be about cats\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/08\/Panther-in-the-Lib_400x333-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2019\/08\/Panther-in-the-Lib_400x333.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nToday I\u2019m sharing the first monthly update of what the BMCC Reads team has been reading, writing, and doing.<\/p>\n<h2>Celebrating National Poetry Month<\/h2>\n<p>We celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/national-poetry-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Poetry Month<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmcc.cuny.edu\/event\/blackout-poetry-snack-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackout Poetry Snack Break<\/a> outside the library on April 19. Participants grabbed a snack and sat with us for a few minutes or longer to make poems out of the words they found on the pages of books and magazines. We\u2019ll be making a zine out the poems made that day\u2014look for it at the library.<\/p>\n<p>Did you miss the event? You can make your own blackout poems all the same. Download the instructions [<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2023\/04\/How-to-Blackout-with-QR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handwritten version<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2023\/05\/How-to-Blackout.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessible Word version<\/a>] and try it out!<\/p>\n<h2>Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>As the semester comes to a conclusion this month and we finish up final projects and prepare for final exams, the BMCC Reads team is already looking ahead to the fall. We have big plans! We\u2019re going to be experimenting with audio and podcasting, bringing you more events like the Blackout Poetry Snack Break, and more. Keep an eye on this site for more details.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharing Our Reading<\/h2>\n<p>In April we published four reviews and a reading reflection. Do you have thoughts to share about your reading? <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/contribute-to-bmcc-reads-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If so, please contribute a post to our blog!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>for National Poetry Month<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/the-beauty-and-resilience-of-black-women-in-every-body-looking-by-candice-iloh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Beauty and Resilience of Black Women in <em>Every Body Looking<\/em> by Candice Iloh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/a-mind-in-crisis-in-the-boss-by-victoria-chang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Mind in Crisis in <em>The Boss<\/em> by Victoria Chang<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>other reviews<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/seeking-love-with-humor-in-we-should-hang-out-sometime-by-josh-sundquist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seeking Love with Humor in <em>We Should Hang Out Sometime<\/em> by Josh Sundquist<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/a-friendship-forms-amidst-the-obstacle-of-cultural-difference-in-the-lightning-queen-by-laura-resau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Friendship Forms Amidst the Obstacle of Cultural Difference in <em>The Lightning Queen<\/em> by Laura Resau<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>&amp; more writing<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/safety-of-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safety of Books<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now! What about you? <strong>Let us know in the comments what you\u2019re reading or looking forward to reading.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until next time!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rachael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updates on the doings and plans of the BMCC Team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5629,"featured_media":218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,52],"tags":[],"coauthors":[20],"class_list":{"0":"post-956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blog","8":"category-updates","9":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5629"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":969,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions\/969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bmccreads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}