~Harley King
Time to settle down with a good book. This is my combo Wellness Wednesday and Art Thursday post, so we have stunning shots of Iceland (home of Jólabókaflóðið) as well as information about books and poems for what ails you.
A book from Iceland, photo by YoungDoo M. Carey
Jólabókaflóðið (Icelandic for "The book flood of Christmas") is the annual flood of new books in Iceland occurring in the months before Christmas every year.
Its name refers to the fact that new books are generally published only during the Christmas season in Iceland...the custom stems from both Iceland's centuries long literary tradition, and strict WWII currency restrictions which limited the amount of imported giftware.
Given that restrictions on imported paper were more lenient than on other products, books became a massively popular Christmas Eve gift, and indeed the default gift, and thus the custom was established for the settling in and of the reading of said books. [Wikipedia]
Black Waterfall, Iceland, NMK Photography
William Seighart has been offering poetry prescriptions to people in the U.K. since 2014. If you can't see Seighart in person, you can take his poetry prescription quiz.
photo by Renan Portela
The Novel Cure offers literary remedies for everything from apathy to zestlessness.
photo by Renan Portela
"Book Dr." Caroline Donahue offers suggestions for books to read for particular needs, such as having a baby and living far away from family.
Poems to Lean On
1 comment:
What a great "two-fer"!
Fascinating information about Iceland's book season. Our family must have some Icelandic stock because we always give books (and other things, of course) for Christmas.
Particularly enjoyed Renan Portela's bridge photo, and the "prescription quiz" was cool.
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