The Lit Net Monthly News

[I][CENTER] [IMG]http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww354/litnetnews/header.gif[/IMG] [SIZE="5"]
[FONT="Book Antiqua"]July 2009[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]Welcome to the July edition of The Literature Networks online newspaper. Every month, we will keep you updated with information regarding threads, contests, Book Club and lots more!
Happy Reading.

[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Forum Book Club[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]
The Book Clubs Summer Challenge this year is As for Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
[url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44642[/url]
The Book Club is now reading the July Counter-Culture Literature read On the Road by Jack Kerouac
[url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45440[/url]
Don’t forget to vote for the August Gothic read!
[url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44643&page=2[/url]
We are also now taking nominations for the September Comic Novel.
[url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45441[/url]
The Forum Shakespeare Discussion Group is currently starting on Henry IV Part I. Pop over to the sub forum is you are interested in participating in the Discussion or any other forum Discussions. [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5895[/url]

The Forum Book Club is always happy to have new participants. If you are interested, you can find it in the Reading section of the Forum Index page.

[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Official Forum Contest[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]
The winner of the June Elimination round is [B]“Unhinged”[/B] Which will no proceed to the 2009 final.
The August Elimination round is now under way. Please forward your entries on to Scheherazade.
The winner will be announced in the September Edition.

[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]Unofficial Poetry Contests[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]

The Personal Poetry forum is one of Litnets’ most active forums and comes complete with a sub-forum dedicated to poetry games and contests. We have three very popular poetry contests located in the sub-forum; The Picture [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23675&page=42"]Poetry Contest (continued…) [/URL] , [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23444&page=34"]The Form Poetry Contest [/URL] and [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38056&page=4"]The Subject Poetry Contest[/URL]. Why not pop in and give it a go. You might just win!
The current winners are;
Form: TheFifthElement
Picture: Not announced yet…
Subject: Qimissung
Congratulations to you all!

[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Featured Personal Poetry[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]
This month we have selected three poems from The Personal Poetry Forum, posted during the month of June, to feature in the Litnet Monthly News! I hope you like them too!

[B]The Camel, The Cat, The Bird By Planet Earth[/B]

Transcend
Before your life comes to an end
And back to the dust descend

Yes, I am the voice that you heard
Why do you react in a manner so absurd?
I am your insight
The voice of inner light
Are you trying to run away?
Why don’t you try to stay?
Busy in your play?
But after the dark, I am your gleaming ray

Why are you looking at me and frowning
You think you’re diving, you’re actually drowning
I am offering more than that reserve of oxygen
I tell you now, you tell me then
And every time I ask you when
You repeat the same answer again

But if you don’t come, I’ll go
You’ll lose, within you that illuminating glow
And I just want you to know
That I’ve come like a camel so big, so clear, so slow

So, remove this blindfold
And take of me strong hold
I am a moment of gold
Don’t immerse in your desires and sink
Come on, there is no time to think
Or else, I will quickly shrink
From a camel into a cat
Still clear, but small, and can run just like that

Come along and don’t your time waste
I want to show you what I have for you to taste
If you don’t hurry up and come in haste
Then, I might pass by a third
But this time I’ll be as small as a bird
That flies freely in space
And soon of me you’ll find no trace
I may be your last chance
So, either stay in your trance
And enjoy the dance
Or to the joy of eternity take a glance

HUH!!! What have you just said?
I’ll soon be among the dead
And underneath will be my coming bed
Wait I’ll come instead

When I don’t deserve but still earn
When things happen in front of me to learn
When I arrive late but still find my turn
I won’t turn my back, for I might not return

And suddenly, into tears I burst
Why didn’t I respond from the very first?
All this harmony and bliss
Was that what I was going to miss?
Everything inside me happened to shake
I am finally awake
What I’ve not seen before is now apparent
Everything now has become transparent.

[B]Antidote By Billl[/B]

tradition-taught
man sits on a hill, elevated
looks past my passions and pains
because he's seen it all
and he knows more love, he knows love more
but i don't know

tradition-taught
a theme snakes through, everlasting
collects my discovery and gently poisons
a life with room for all
respecting different visions-respecting-different-visions
because no one knows

[B]I Discovered By Tuninks [/B]

I've discovered something today.
I doubted,
I thought,
I questioned,
If I were human today.

Yet I saw a woman slap her child.
I saw a man beat his wife.
I saw a child cry, neglected.
I saw a student not care.
I saw inhumanity.

I discovered I love someone.
I discovered I can cry.
I discovered I can sing.
I discovered I am happy.

I discovered I am human.



[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]Forum Advertisement[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]
Do you want to let off that steam and vent your anger? Then why not visit [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25259&page=27"]Get it off your Chest![/URL]
Or if you are looking for advice, but want to remain unknown then why not contact Scheherazade and have your problem posted in [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36313&page=5&highlight=personal+anonymous"]Personal and Anonymous[/URL]. Your fellow Litnetters will pass on their own words of wisdom.

[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Featured Members Profile[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]

Each month we will be sifting through Litnets member profile pages and selecting one as our Featured Profile of the Month. So get personalizing, decorating and designing your profile.
This months profile of the month is A Little Wisp’s [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/member.php?u=56934[/url]

[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Blog of the Month[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]

Each month we will be selecting a blog and awarding it the title of Blog of the Month right here in Lit Net Monthly News.
This months Blog of the Month is mkhockenberry’s blog Kings, Queens and Pawns [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/blog.php?u=9339[/url]

[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]Featured Threads of the Month[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]

Every month we will feature different threads and games. This months Thread of the Month and Game of the Month are:
Thread of the Month is Nobel Prize in Literature [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45526[/url]
Game of the Month is Ask a Stupid Question, get a stupid answer [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21093&page=137[/url]


[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]Lit Net Book Reviews[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]

This month’s book review was randomly selected from the Write a book Review sub-forum in general Literature.

[B]Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind[/B]

When I first became aware of this book, I was at university. A friend of mine who had been reading the book at the time said it was "weird and scary". Since that day, I, if not consciouly avoid, did not make an attempt to read the book myself. However, a few months ago, after reading some comments made on the Forum, I decided to take the plunge.

The story opens with the birth of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, who is orphaned soon afterwards. He has been brought by a foster family but Jean-Baptiste fails to establish a real connection with the people around him and is shunned by almost everyone, which is, as it revealed later on, due to the fact that he lacks body odour. Ironically, he has a very heightened sense of smell himself, which sends him in search of the 'perfect' smell first around Paris and then France. His obsession with his search reaches to such extremes that he ends up committing murder to capture them... repeatedly.

The novel is rich with descriptions of 18th century Paris as well. Through Jean-Baptiste's journey on trail of smells, the author paints a picture, which is far from pretty: A garbage ridden squalid place, accommodating equally dirty people.

This was a breathtaking read; a captivating page-turner. Even though Jean-Baptiste's merciless 'captures' make a chilling read, Suskind achieves his goal without resorting to shocking and unnecessary sensational details. Still, he manages to leave his readers sniffing more often than they used to or should!

9/10 KitKats!

[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]Forum Advertisement[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]
Wondering what Litnets top 100 books are? Why not pop on over to Dark Muses Lit Nets Top 100 Books Official List and see for yourself! [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40711&page=7[/url]

[I][CENTER][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"]July Birthdays[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER][/I]

Here are this months Litnet birthdays! Also, don’t forget that many of these members will be sent an interview, so look out for the [URL="http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36273&page=4"]Getting to Know You thread[/URL].

Happy Birthday!
Equality72521, Barbara0207, Charles Darnay, Johann cruyff, orionsbelt, amalia1985, RJbibliophil, Remarkable, motherhubbart, Shurtugal, Kiz Paws, Aunt Shecky

[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]New Additions to the Site[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]
There are some new quizzes added to the forum by Logos. If you have some free time on your hands, why not give them ago! [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/quiz.php?catid=1[/url]
There have been some recent upgrades to the forum. If you are interested in seeing what Admin has now created and changed, please follow the link below. [url]http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45417[/url]

[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]Letters to the Editor[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]

Dear newsletter,

I am writing to inform the LitNet audience of how delightfully the "forum games" threads help pass away the otherwise grueling and unpleasant hours spent "on the clock" at my place of employment.

I mean, after I check my private email, my Facebook account, get a cup of coffee, talk to the department assistant, recheck my Facebook, review the Ebay sales that I'm monitoring, scan my office for any loose paper that needs to be thrown away. . . . well, after this routine has passed I now log on to LitNet to begin responding to "Would you?", "One thing," "Cold Ale," "Ask the Person Below You". . . . and so on. . .

Once a few pleasant hours have been diverted to this wholesome activity, I am ready to begin my day, all the while keeping LitNet up in a separate tab so that I may check every few minutes to see if someone has responded to post.

Work has, indeed, never been so pleasurable. Thanks LitNet!

Your gainfully and productively employed,

Comedian

[I][SIZE="4"][FONT="Book Antiqua"][CENTER]Special Thanks[/CENTER][/FONT][/SIZE][/I]

I would like to thank everyone who helped contribute to the Newsletter, whether they were aware they were contributing or not!
Also a special thank you to all those that subscribe to the newsletter.
Yours truly
The Litnetter