Hello, I am a Brazilian student, and I like literature of all kinds. All related to human activities interest me.
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Hello, I am a Brazilian student, and I like literature of all kinds. All related to human activities interest me.
Hi. I live very close to city streets. I see despair. I question everything. I belong to the desert. I am the Old Dude, the hack. I am the alien here and everywhere I go. If old and ugly is the best disguise, I am invisible. Poetry holds me down and good poetry slams my face into the sidewalk. I'm not saying that that is a good thing, but it is so rare that it is worthy of note. I am only here a short time but it seems like a lifetime. Hack:alien:
Newbie here, introducing herself (:
I'm 17, from the UK. Just left school, hated it lol have written loads of stories in my short years, but rarely finished them and they've either decayed in my drawers or sat untouched on my computer lol
But, always up for a laugh and this looked like a good place to share, read new things, and have a laugh.
That's about it (: x
Hello all!
I’m 26, and as a child I loved reading! But after leaving school, education books took over and I never got back into reading for fun. After making a conscious effort this year, I’ve fallen back in love with books. At the moment I’m trying to read classics that I should have read, but haven’t, as well as any others that cross my path. I also actively use bookmooch.com, as I live in Japan and buying new English books all the time is too expensive!!
Looking forward to discussing literature with you all!
Nay
Hello
I am Neil from the United Kingdom. I'm 49, father of 3, with long term partner, I am currently reading Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and I'm really enjoying it. Those African writers can sure spin a yarn in a way that English writers seem to have lost the art of.
I went to University quite late in life [in my 30's] and that's where I discovered authors like Ngugi and Soyinka, as well as all the important Russian and Indian writers [we actually did a module on Salman Rushdie!]. It was a mind-broadening experience and I'm really glad I did it.
Anyway, that's enough about me. Hello.
Hello,
I am brand new, and please forgive my awkwardness. I just started a new thread, by mistake I think, asking for help finding a poem, and of course now I'm not sure where the "new thread is," amazing how fast one loses things.
Anyway, if you can find it, anyone, I am quoting a partial poem I found in an 18th century old Bible from an old used bookstore, favorite places I find myself in often, and as a retired English HS teacher, I can't pass up trying to figure out who wrote this, and most importantly the entire content of it, I wrote out what I had from a clipping, looks like from a newspaper, or perhaps magazine of that era, and it has a partial "name" of E. LAD, and a partial title of "It IS N....", then it goes on thus:
To aplogize...
To begin....
To admit error....
To be unselfish. (this is the first line where the "paper" didn't tear into the line and you could actually read the entire sentence with the period at the end)
To take advice.
To be charitable.
To be considerate.
To endure success. (I wrote in the thread that I started that I thought this was charming, as in meaning to humbly enjoy success?, or perhaps not make such a big deal out of success but quietly enjoy it?--just a few random thoughts of this line)
To keep on trying.
To avoid mistakes.
To forgive and forget.
To keep out of the rut.
To make the most of a little.
To maintain a high standard.
To recognize the silver lining.
To shoulder a deserved blame.
BUT IT ALWAYS PAYS. (this last line was all in caps.)
So if anyone has ANY idea where I can find its author and the entire poem, and even better if I can find anymore of this person's work, I would be ever so grateful. I find this whole thing pertinent not only in 18th century era but also in today's time in the 21st century, our century and with our world. What does anyone else think?
Thank you.
Constance
My name is Constance and I live in Las Vegas, NV. I am a retired HS English Teacher, among other things these days ;-). I went to college in my early years and then went back at age 50, to get back into teaching again, this time for the public sector, prior to that I taught for corporations. So I graduated at age 54 with a BA in English and a BA in Communication Studies and began again. Now nearly 10 years later, I like to write and volunteer to teach disabled and sick children in hospital etc. It's nice to be in this welcoming place isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by neilgee
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Constance
hello :) just thought I would say hey :):):)
basically, I joined because I love reading so much that it seemed stupid not too :):) can't wait to start commenting!!
Hello all. I love reading and you will probably here from me often.
Hello Lizzy, Mike and Constance.
Sorry I'm not able to help with the poem, and I'm not sure how to navigate round the site yet either. I've found most of these posts so far by clicking "Quick links" at the top of the page and then clicking on "new Posts"!
Hello everyone!
I am Lucas, from Brazil. I'm 19 and I study Cinema at a brazilian university called UFSCar. I really love literature (even more than I love cinema) and I'm currently reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" - and loving it. I think it will be a great experience to chat with other readers like myself from around the globe, and I'd really like to know what are the opinions upon brazilian art, in general.
Well, that'll be all for now. Sorry for my bad english.
Hi everybody, I am Mohammad Abdullah, a 3rd-year student of English Language & Literature in Syria, I'm not sure if you ever heard about it..
I love Drama very much, but not that much for prose. I think it's boring.
Okay, I'm not talkative... bye
Hi everyone, I'm a student at Purdue North Central and I'm in the liberal sciences field. I've always loved to read and you can expect much out of me in the quotes and discussion thread. I hope to share some great ideas with you fellow readers.:D
Hello
name is Danny I'm from the UK
Hello Everyone! I'm Diana and it's lovely to meet you all =)
This is my second book community and I am looking forward to discussing with you all =)