New here, dont know quite what to expect but hope I have fun.
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New here, dont know quite what to expect but hope I have fun.
Hiii, everyone, I'm from NYC, and was motivated to register here, since I've been taking English Lit the past two semesters at CUNY. I'm also a writer of poetry, and always loved to read just about anything for as long as I can remember..tonight, as a matter of fact, I'm working on a research paper - which has to be about one of the poetry pieces we covered this semester..I'm leaning towards either a Dickinson poem, not sure as of the moment though. Happy to be onboard, great forum you guys have here!
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I Like Your Signature very much. And hope you enjoy it here I find it very Informative. Good Luck .Quote:
Originally Posted by tnycatgirl
Hi all,
I have been browsing these forums on and off for a few months and have finally become a member. I look forward to becoming more involved and having some great conversations about literature!
I am currently reading several books. A few of them are, "The Sixth Commandment" written by Lawrence Sanders and "The Last Cavalier" written by Alexander Dumas. I am enjoying them both although they are very polar.
I entertain my writing ideas as much as I can but am still a fledgling author trying to learn the basics. Any recommendations concerning how to better myself as a writer or resources I can take advantage of to do so would be great. I've found a few college level writing text books and I have been paging through them to help.
I've noticed that there is some discussion of art here as well; personally, I am a big fan of Renaissance art and Neoclassicism (although nothing beats a top notch discussion of Jean-Michel Basquiat or other modernist). Jacques-Louis David is certainly my favorite painter: his "Oath of the Horatti" is one of the most pleasing paintings both in design and message.
I look forward to chatting with everyone and learning from the community!
SPQR
Hi. I'm Zach, a student at Indiana University. I'm currently pursuing my bachelor's in Classical Civilization. I enjoy reading pulp fiction, classical Greek and Roman literature and Russian literature. I'm looking forward to posting on the forums.
Nice to meet ya Zach -- hope to read you around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zach J.
Hello. I feel bad in admitting that I only joined to ask an Oscar Wilde question. XD
Hello everybody, I am very new :)) to this forum. I like reading poems and thats the main reason I join, so i can be updated on new ones!
My name's Lee, and I hail from Brooklyn, New York, by way of Los Angeles County, California. My interest is the great works of literature, from Homer to Joyce Carol Oates. My knowledge of recent fiction is non-existent, though if a book is original and imaginative 'and' I can relate to it somehow, I'm interested.
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Hi lit fans,
I'm just a struggling reader and would-be writer hoping to discuss literary issues with people like who might actually be interested in them. People like that can be hard to find!
Cheers.
So as I sit here sipping on my V8 Infusion (subtle indication of my extreme coolness), I will say first off that none of this information will be earth-shattering. However, most of you will want to know my favorite book or author, and not only do I not have either but I have to longing to discriminate like that! I could tell you who I DO NOT like, but only if you ask.
Let’s get the boring ‘recommended’ stuff out of the way early, shall we? Goals? I’m going to school to be a social worker. Check. My hobbies are for the most part listed above. I’m a little nerdy and like to have fun. My musical taste is eclectic. I’m a lyrical person, and music is important to me. I could go on for days, so we’ll just leave it at that. I will say that I think musical taste is a great indicator of the type of person someone is, to the core.
Martha Stewart is slightly irritating. George Carlin and Demetri Martin are the ****.
Scented candles could make even the room from Saw I a cheerful place to curl up with a book.
I like surprises and spontaneity. I do not like, however, when someone says they have a surprise and taunt you. Cruel and unusual punishment. Keep it a secret until you’re ready to reveal it, por favor.
I twirl my hair when I’m uncomfortable, bored, pissed, or deep in thought. It’s ridiculous.
Kids are awesome.
I prefer fake flowers. Real ones die, which is why they are sent to people who are in the hospital dying or funerals where people are already dead.
I like salty foods. My sweet tooth is undersized and overly sensitive. Ouch! Mexican rocks, especially the free chips and salsa before the meal. Coffee is a staple.
I enjoy writing, when I’m able to get my thoughts in order. As a writer, I despise censorship.
I think mostly in quotes. Song lyrics, good sayings I’ve heard along the road……….
“Girls just wanna have fun.” So, so true. Please don’t be boring. Think, talk, laugh, and have fun; and make me think, talk, laugh, and have fun. For example, some of the items on my list of things to do before I get too old and die: ice skate, bungee jump/skydive, go to a hockey game, roller blade all day, marry my best friend and love of my life, become a mother, take karate classes, ski/snowboard, snorkel, road trip around the U.S., start a charity….the list goes on.
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” I’m a social work major, so it follows that I’m big on volunteering. I feel for people less fortunate than I, and although my life is nowhere near perfect I know that I am lucky. I cry at those damned commercials of the sad little puppies in animal shelters looking for a home. It’s that intense. So probably you should be able to feel compassion as well. I give everything I can and sometimes more. I’ve gone on mission trips, donated blood and money…..And other anonymous deeds that shall not be revealed since the point of the deed is indeed the deed itself, not the recognition. (Record for the most use of the word ‘deed’ in one sentence?)
I'm looking forward to babbling with you! Drink more water. Learn something. Try something new and exciting that’s out of your element. And have an intensely fantastic day.
It’s nice to meet you. =^D
Hi, folks.
New to this forum, but not to forums generally or this site.
I think the site is awesome, although it can be a bit tough to read a book a screen at a time on a BlackJack II (although I've done it with a couple).
Anyway, just a quick hi, hope you're all doing great.
Hey!
Im new here... Just a few things about me:
I speak french (I want to learn german and italian)
I competitively ride horses
Im considering playing college basketball
I wear a particular pair of sunglasses practically everywhere i go and have built a reputation by them
...
and most importantly i love reading books, particularly books set in the past, fantasy, a little bit of romance... meh pretty much anything 'cept drama.... stupidest invention ever. :P
Hello everyone!
I'm rae709. I'm the outcast of my senior class of 2010 of high school (all because I read). I love reading Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Night by Elie Wiesel. I've also read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hoseini. I like discussing history, music, and about reading different books.:wave:
Hi, howdy, hello, how are ya, how do ya do, how ya doin', how's it goin', what's goin' on, what's new, whatdya think, whatdya hear, whatdya say, whatdya feel, what's shakin', what's happenin', que pasa, what's goin down, what it is? :)
It seems to be fun around here so... here I am :)
hello, just thought i'd have a look at some poetry, and maybe get an opinion on mine
happy days
Just joined, "newbie", sorta lost, but eager to learn. Anyway, a big, friendly Hello to all.
Hello everybody ! I love to read books, watch movies and listen to music.
Hello everyone,
hope you're all doing well.
I've just joined, so still new to how things are around here.
I love literature and reading.
I hope to get the hang of things soon and have fun here.
Don't know how much I'll be able to contribute seeing as the majority of the members on this are 15-29 year olds and I have shoes older than that! Been a published author since 1996. Second book was the very first group titles that were published by iUniverse, before everyone and their DOG jumped on the "I'm a published author" print-on-demand vanity press wagon.
Fiction titles: Red Wine for Breakfast and First Class Male - both now under contract with a literary agent. New novel Cry U.N.C.L.E., for those of you who may recall the spy spoof series of the 60's. Erotica, Journey to Dimension Nine 26 short stories. Lots of fun to research.
For more exciting info, visit my website at http://ravenwest.net
There are quite a few of us on board rather longer in the tooth than the stats would suggest.Quote:
majority of the members on this are 15-29 year olds and I have shoes older than that
Some kids either drop in for help with their homework or hang around to chat - nothing wrong with that. It's good to see them on a site like this. But on the Personal Poetry and Short Story threads there is a brilliant mix of ancient and ultra-mod. So by all means jump in when you're ready.
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Well hello everyone. Thought I'd tell everyone a little about myself so we aren't complete strangers. I go by April, I'm a sophmore in high school for the 2010-2011 school year, I like reading realistic, modern fiction, I write poetry (i'll probably post some) and I'm writting what is turning out to be a novel. For now it's called love isn't and I've posted it in general writting. Reading and writting is a great way for me to vent so I look forward o reading some of all of yours and hope you will do the same for me(:
hey, so you share short stories on this site or what?
Hey everyone...I'm sooooooo thrilled to be back on Lit. Net. after God knows how long....I just hope my old friends here, esp. Pendragon, would still remember me...
Excited to be here and looking forward to some stimulating conversations. I have a passion for literature and poetry, mostly of the Romance variety from Spenser to JG Ballard and John Crowley, but am always open to exploring new avenues.
I'm really stoked to have found this place. I've only recently begun writing again after a four year military hiatus. I've been going through some of my old notebooks from high school and remembering just how serene and peaceful I used to feel after writing something. I've often dreamed of finding a place like this where fellow writers could review each others' works. And after reading a few posts and the wonderful feedback people have given I think I may have just died and gone to heaven. I am really looking forward to getting some interesting feedback on some of my pieces. Perhaps I will finally gain the insight I need. I'll be posting something soon and I can't wait! Thanks for having me.
I found this site while googling something and 'bam!' it took me here...so I joined about five minutes ago and here I is.
I am a retired Engineer {Senior Field Eng./CNN} and a tardy writer. Retirement is too much fun for me to slow down but I am an avid reader and am on a few sites such as this one. Thinking and learning keeps one young.
I absorb books like Bounty Towels, from most arenas of the publishing world, preferring Nonfiction, Bios, Gnostic writings and great books by great writers and count several known writers amongst my friends.
I am reading a good one now written by someone I met years ago in Ethiopia...'Underworld' by Graham Hancock. He had just finished 'The Sign and the Seal when we met and spent a week together. Awesome guy.
I am a Hermetic Gnostic but I don't let that stop me from most anything I set my mind to {haha, that's cause Hermeticism teaches that one can do anything and it's most true}
I have lived and worked in over forty countries yet am still missing two continents {Antartica and...Australia, of all places to have never gone}
Born near the crossroads {Clarksdale, Miss'ah-sippi}, my early life gave me a good grounding for the hardships of the world and the seeking of Knowledge {Gnosis}. So I got outta there as soon as possible.
I now live alone near Atlanta, Ga. and if I'm not here I'm on my Harley.
Hope I read some stimulating ideas here, I know I will. I usually spend a lot of time sojourning through the posts before I get myself involved so I will be reading all the posts that prick my little ears before making any comments. {unless I read one that I just have to say something about.}
Thank You and I look forward to browsing around a little now and a lot tonight.
Me bike, Pistas Zoe, is calling.
Tommy Burns
Hello, My name is Anne Scott and I home schooled all of my children. The oldest is now 30, and the youngest is 11. I like English literature and my favorite book is David Copperfield. I also enjoyed Mill on the Floss. I like to invent stories but I have not written much of them down. I 'd like to meet others interested in the same things. Moherof8
Hey! My name is Courtney. I'm also very happy to have found this place. My favorite author is John Steinbeck, but I admittedly enjoy some Chuck Palahniuk when I need a change of pace. :] I like to be introduced to new books; I'll try anything once! haha
Hello to all you new members. Have fun! :)
Hi there!
My name is Zhu. I'm 23 and I love to read. Some of my favourite authors are Hunter S. Thompson, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Frost... But I will read pretty much anything.
I'm currently reading Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel, Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas de Quincey, Moby Dick by Herman Melville and The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer.
I haven't written anything in a while but I'd like to start again.
Peace & Love,
Z.
Hi everyone I'm new here
Regarding my user name, I am not French. I was to be named this after my great-grandfather until my cousin was named 'John' a month before I was born. Oh well, I use it for my nom de web. I found the postings here very informative. I was looking up "Gods of the copybook heading," which is a Kipling poem quoted in a recent book. The posts answered my questions and were intertaining also. (My only question is, where is the spell checker? I really need spell checking.)
Good morning, all! Definitely looking forward to lots of fun discussions about my favorite books and all!
Hey everyone,
My name is Liam. I'm a Psychology student currently in the process of switching degrees to writing and film, in acknowledgment of the fact that, science (which I retain the utmost respect for) gives me truths but literature and film make me happy.
I look forward to chatting with all you fellow book-lovers out there, and hopefully getting some great recommendations!
Hey, I am 25 and love reading fantasy books!
I'm new here and interested in all things linguistic and literary. I guess i will stay around for a while and read your contributions with interest, reply sometimes or start up a thread myself. See you.
Allo All!
My name is Ein and I'm from Wet TN. I love to read, and happily classify myself as a bibliophile. I am currently working on amassing a very large collection of children's books, everything from Beatrix Potter to Frank L. Baum.
I have a special place in my heart for all books horse related, as I am a equine fanatic; and I'm obessed with Alice in Wonderland (this obession has been rampant since I was about five or six). In addition to reading I'm also into cooking, swimming, and sewing just to name a few hobbies. I look forward to talking with all of you! Hope you all have great days and good nights!
Ein
Hi, everybody!
I'm new here (duh). Avid reader. I'm an engineer who writes in his spare time. I'm fascinated by good writing. I'm a fan of Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Anthony Burgess, etc. etc. Right now I'm reading some Robertson Davies.
I'm also a guitarist and folksinger.
I'm originally from Canada, but I now live in California. I'm looking forward to finding some interesting discussions here!
Hello people!
Found this forum, and after a few hours of lurking I realised I'd be stupid to not register. So, here I am, and I'm ready to talk about great literature!
To know a little bit about what I 'dig', my favourite writers are Raymond Carver, Anton Chekhov and Ernest Hemingway. I'm a huge fan of short stories, and I'm just beginning to write my own. Hopefully I'll begin to post some when I deem them worthy.
I'm developing a love for Science Fiction at the moment too, and I seem to be buying at least two SF books a week. I'm currently reading Dune and I can't believe it's a book I've not read before! I really admire Frank Herbert's writing style too, as it's completely active and straight to the point.
Anyway, I'm sure that was a lot of waffle right there, but anyhow, this is my hello message, and I look forward to talking to you all. :)