Instead of everyone reading the same book, everyone responds to the same topic through whatever media that resonates with them, like a backwards book club.
Share a reading from a book or talk about an experience (a memory, album, play, or movie) to connect with the month's topic. Or bring something new (perform a poem, sing a song, read some prose). Also: bring some food to share!
April's topic is SPIRIT:
noun 1. the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul. 2. the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body. 3. the soul regarded as separating from the body at death. 4. conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: the world of spirit. 5. a supernatural, incorporeal being, especially one inhabiting a place, object, etc., or having a particular character: evil spirits. 6. a fairy, sprite, or elf. 7. an angel or demon. 8. an attitude or principle that inspires, animates, or pervades thought, feeling, or action: the spirit of reform. 9. (initial capital letter) the divine influence as an agency working in the human heart. 10. a divine, inspiring, or animating being or influence. Num. 11:25; Is. 32:15. 11. (initial capital letter) the third person of the Trinity; Holy Spirit. 12. the soul or heart as the seat of feelings or sentiments, or as prompting to action: a man of broken spirit. 13. spirits, feelings or mood with regard to exaltation or depression: low spirits; good spirits. 14. excellent disposition or attitude in terms of vigor, courage, firmness of intent, etc.; mettle: That's the spirit! 15. temper or disposition: meek in spirit. 16. an individual as characterized by a given attitude, disposition, character, action, etc.: A few brave spirits remained to face the danger. 17. the dominant tendency or character of anything: the spirit of the age. 18. vigorous sense of membership in a group: college spirit. 19. the general meaning or intent of a statement, document, etc. (opposed to letter): the spirit of the law. 20. Chemistry. the essence or active principle of a substance as extracted in liquid form, especially by distillation. 21. Often, spirits. a strong distilled alcoholic liquor. 22. Chiefly British. alcohol. 23. Pharmacology. a solution in alcohol of an essential or volatile principle; essence (def 3). 24. any of certain subtle fluids formerly supposed to permeate the body. 25. the Spirit, God.
adjective 26. pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove. 27. of or relating to spiritualist bodies or activities.
verb (used with object) 28. to animate with fresh ardor or courage; inspirit. 29. to encourage; urge on or stir up, as to action. 30. to carry off mysteriously or secretly (often followed by away or off): His captors spirited him away.
Idioms 31. out of spirits, in low spirits; depressed: We were feeling out of spirits after so many days of rain.
Origin of spirit 1200-12501200-50; Middle English (noun) < Latin spīritus orig., a breathing, equivalent to spīri-, combining form representing spīrāre to breathe + -tus suffix of v. action
