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Today, 03:12 AM

JBI replied to a thread Russian Literature and the Canon in General Literature

The American government since the Second World War has put a massive amount of cash into translation and understanding Japanese culture. First as...

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Yesterday, 01:28 PM

PrinceMyshkin replied to a thread The Ultimate Contest in Personal Poetry

Thanks a lot, Haunted. I hesitated to post this poem because - as you yourself feel - the concept is so ugly! And thank you Grit, Symphony and...

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05-16-2013, 11:27 PM

JBI replied to a thread Which COUNTRY has produced the greatest literature? in General Literature

What a non-historical load of wish-wash. England's literature was no isolated. England is not Japan post Mongol invasion.

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05-16-2013, 02:43 PM

PrinceMyshkin started a thread The Ultimate Contest in Personal Poetry

The winner is the one who swallows the most hot dogs in the allotted time multiplied by the number in his or her chosen group who die of...

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05-16-2013, 06:56 AM

JBI replied to a thread Which COUNTRY has produced the greatest literature? in General Literature

transitioned not broke. Art is constantly changing.

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05-15-2013, 09:12 AM

JBI replied to a thread Which COUNTRY has produced the greatest literature? in General Literature

Frye's lectures according to my professors, who for the most part were trained by him directly or worked with him, generally were the same as his...

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05-15-2013, 12:51 AM

JBI replied to a thread Which COUNTRY has produced the greatest literature? in General Literature

But to borrow an idea from Northrop Frye, easily one of the biggest and most important critics of English literature this last century, it is...

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05-14-2013, 12:47 AM

Virgil commented on blog entry All Things Mothers Say In A Day in Virgil

No. She's gone to bed. Perhaps she'll see it here. My wife that is. My mother wouldn't know a computer from a microwave. :wink5:

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05-13-2013, 10:57 PM

Virgil created a blog entry All Things Mothers Say In A Day in Virgil

Yesterday was Mother's Day in the US. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. I offer this neat video clip, titled, "All Things Mothers...

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05-13-2013, 10:47 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Stones Play "Emotional Rescue" Live in Virgil

Just went over to your blog. I still can't comment? I thought it was because we weren't on our friend's list. How did Qimi comment?

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05-13-2013, 10:44 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Stones Play "Emotional Rescue" Live in Virgil

Of course the friend request was intentional. I was surprised we weren't friends already. I couldn't comment on your blog. You must have the...

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05-13-2013, 10:22 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Stones Play "Emotional Rescue" Live in Virgil

:lol: No. Musical lyrics are still not poetry. :wink5:

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05-13-2013, 01:17 AM

JBI replied to a thread Which COUNTRY has produced the greatest literature? in General Literature

Well mine wouldn't include Rand (assuming you mean Ayn Rand?). As for St. Lukes' comment on genre, well that is true, but what of other genres...

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05-12-2013, 09:58 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Stones Play "Emotional Rescue" Live in Virgil

Quite alright Buhbee. Glad you read the blog. Thank you much. That's probably the best comment a writer can ever get. I'm not quite sure...

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05-11-2013, 02:35 AM

aliengirl posted a visitor message on Hawkman's profile

Sorry for the delay, but the answer of your riddle is here - 'Human beings'. :D I won't ask any riddle in return right now. But I'll save it for...

05-10-2013, 12:48 AM

JBI replied to a thread Help me pls i dont understand this poem called the lake by ted hughes in Poems, Poets, and Poetry

If you use my reading I want you to acknowledge me in your presentation. Just say JBI, they will know who I am. Either way, this poem once you...

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05-10-2013, 12:45 AM

JBI replied to a thread Help me pls i dont understand this poem called the lake by ted hughes in Poems, Poets, and Poetry

If you use my reading I want you to acknowledge me in your presentation. Just say JBI, they will know who I am. Either way, this poem once you...

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05-09-2013, 09:33 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Economics After the End in Memories of the 28th Century

The medieval plague had a similar population drop, especially in Italy. There have been studies done on the economic changes. If you're really...

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05-09-2013, 09:29 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry U. S. Politics After the End in Memories of the 28th Century

Well we could only hope. I guess there are bright sides to everything. :wink5:

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05-09-2013, 09:26 PM

Virgil commented on blog entry Apathy and Disgrace in The (not so) Inner Whinings of an Impatient Rambler

Tantalizingly vague! :lol: Well, best of luck at whatever you waste your time at. :wink5: By the way, disgrace is only temporary and you...

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05-09-2013, 09:17 PM

Virgil created a blog entry Stones Play "Emotional Rescue" Live in Virgil

The big news from the new Rolling Stones tour is that they have included http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Rescue_(song)"]the song "Emotional...

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05-09-2013, 09:45 AM

JBI replied to a thread Help me pls i dont understand this poem called the lake by ted hughes in Poems, Poets, and Poetry

The poet is the lake. Hence why it turns with him as it walks. The woman's reflection is a comment on personal relationships. The lake in a sense is...

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05-07-2013, 01:10 PM

JBI replied to a thread The 100 Greatest English Language Poets in Poems, Poets, and Poetry

Actually I find myself agreeing with Mortal. The canon is already too hard to enter - especially with the internationalization going on right now.The...

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05-05-2013, 03:43 PM

aliengirl posted a visitor message on Hawkman's profile

What about a riddle contest? :D Yes, I read how Tolkien changed the concept about the elves and made them saviors of the light rather than slaves...

05-05-2013, 03:36 PM

aliengirl replied to a thread The Body in the Bell Tower in Short Story Sharing

Wonderful Hawk! Your characteristic humor is at its best although some words sent me back to dear old google. :D You know just where to end your...

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05-05-2013, 03:05 PM