Wonderbringers Newsletter with Monica Parker
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Hello, Wonderseekers,
There’s a lot to contemplate this week. The terrible earthquake in Morroco is hard to fathom. And this Monday was the anniversary of September 11th, which for so many is a day commemorative of a deeply personal loss, still raw. For others, it remains a sort of collective ache. And for almost everyone globally it marks a turning point in how we live and view the world — for better and for worse. And lastly, this Friday marks one year since brave Mahsa “Jina” Amini was murdered for violating Iran’s oppressive modesty laws, becoming an unwitting martyr to the Iranian fight for freedo.
I’ve got covid so no video this week. Just some links that might help you reflect on loss, love, and living
Some wonderbringers for me this week:
A moving quote from the series below. It reminds me of Ellie in the film and book Contact — “They should have sent a poet.”: “Then when all has been gathered, all of the words, only then does he summon a poet. It had to be a poet. Because poetry is music. It sinks into the memory. And in this land of endless war, the only safe library is the memory of the people.”
Brandon Stanton, the photographer and storyteller behind Humans of New York, is featuring a 54-part story in honor of the anniversary of Jina’s murder. It is as stunning as it is moving: An exiled Iranian poet describes what he lost when leaving Iran and what Iran lost in regime change.
In a series from StoryCorps a message of grief and of living: Beverly Eckert shares her final conversation with her husband, Sean Rooney, before he died in the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
If you need respite from the unceasing news cycle about the Moroccan earthquake, check this out instead: The 12 best documentaries about Morocco. But before you do, perhaps consider donating to one of these groups.
Hopefully, this is just a little reminder to try and find the wonder amidst the woe. See you next week.
With wonder,
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