Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

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Originally Posted by Rooty

r ther n e femenists ere :bday_2: :bday_2: :bday_2: :banana: :banana:

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Aye, Nightshade qualifies, I believe. Welcome!

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Originally Posted by Petrarch's Love

et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è ‘l frutto,
e’l pentersi, e ‘l conoscer chiaramente
che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.



and of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the
clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief
dream.
(This is the Durling English translation)

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Oh how I loved this stanza... well still love it. Thanks for reminding me!!!
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How pleasant it is to find a site like this

This seems to be a home for we who search for an on-line site where "real" ideas of all sorts might be found. I’ve never written in such a forum, so I don’t quite know how to speak my thoughts. Well, since I’m good at dialog, conversations here might well be mutually rewarding...

Identity first: I’m of a time of much more formality in writing, a curse in a time of swift wording. Unless careful, I become like Henry James . (Now there: Even that was more of an apologia than an introduction!)

I like reading and writing and the arithmetic of sorting words into coherence of “tell-craft”. Wishing to separate depth from breadth I try to listen very closely and to be less than wordy.

Is this of any interest to you? Wishing an answer soon, I’ll cat-like leap to put these few lines onto the forum.

Thanks to all of you of cleverness and friendliness. I hope to be able to be part of this on-line conversational home.

FYI: I'm an old guy in San Francisco, where I've lived most of my life.

Hello. I just registered and have posted a few poems in the Personal Poetry forum. I'm a teacher of Latin, history, and English. Right now, I'm attempting to collect and read all 20 of Zola's Rougon-Macquart novels - in order - even though I've read a few individually before.

Hello to all the newbies :) hope you have fun here.

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Originally Posted by Geochelonian

Hello. I just registered and have posted a few poems in the Personal Poetry forum. I'm a teacher of Latin, history, and English. Right now, I'm attempting to collect and read all 20 of Zola's Rougon-Macquart novels - in order - even though I've read a few individually before.

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Thanks for your most interesting note, reminding me of yet another subject that I’ve wished to learn more. My own areas of study have been numerous, and now--- you give me another one! How to do it all in one lifetime? Because of the fascination these novels hold for so many, I'll search for a copy of the 1st volume. How far beyond that must remain a topic of conjecture. (You see, I’ve attempted to have a life unbounded by any one discipline. While this has its virtues, a fatal failing of such a life is that it leaves one existing as little more than a painful example of Hegel’s “absence of freedom” [where freedom is “perfect obedience to perfect law”]. )

I don’t know how much space is allotted in this evening is not a time for me to test the boundaries. Hence, more conversations are possible. I shall certainly read your poetry, since such writing is of intense interest to me. After studying and reading it for very many years, I realize that I know less and less about how to define it. I do believe, however, that is the fountainhead of all literary (and more) expression.

Any prefatory comments before I look at what you’ve been doing?

My typeface became monstrous, quite inadvertently. Many apologies, GeorgeW

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Originally Posted by Koa

Oh how I loved this stanza... well still love it. Thanks for reminding me!!!
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Agreed: Literature need have no other end than its own expression. (My writing often sounds too much like self-indulgent Edwardian speech. You see, I find it difficult to express my thoughts simply, truly and properly.) In this case, then, using simpler terms, perhaps, let me say, "Sit back and watch the sun rise".

Hi george, Nice introduction! We are glad to have you here. Keep on posting and have a nice time here.

Hey Geochel, Welcome abroad!

Hello everyone... welcome and have fun just like we all do. :nod: :D

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Originally Posted by Petrarch's Love

I thought I’d post it here so everyone knows what both of us are referring to:

Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono
di quei sospiri ond’ io nudriva ‘l core
in sul mio primo giovenile errore,
quand’ era in parte altr’ uom da quell ch’I’sono:

del vario stile in ch’io piango et ragiono
fra le vane speranze e ‘l van dolore,
ove sia chi per prova intenda amore
spero trovar pietà, non che perdono.

Ma ben veggio or sì come al popol tutto
favola fui gran tempo, onde sovente
di me medesmo meco mi vergogno

et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è ‘l frutto,
e’l pentersi, e ‘l conoscer chiaramente
che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.

You who hear in scattered rhymes the sound of those sighs with
which I nourishdd my heart during my first youthful error, when
I was in part another man from what I am now:

For the varied style in which I weep and speak between vain
hopes and vain sorrow, where there is anyone who understands
love through experience, I hope to find pity, not only pardon.

But now I see well how for a long time I was the talk of the crowd,
for which often I am ashamed of myself within;

and of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the
clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief
dream.
(This is the Durling English translation)

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Thank you Petrarch. That is so beautiful. I really wish I was good in languages. I envy all of you that are proficient in more than one. When I see someone that is proficient in multiple (I'll single out you and Koa, but there are several of you) languages, I am in complete awe. I've made fun of myself in many posts where I tell everyone how I've studied Spanish for five years between Jumior Jigh and High school and even one semester in College and still I can't write a simple sentence. Forget-about-it if someone actually spoke to me in Spanish.


To all the newbies, welcome. There are too many of you to welcome you all individually. I hope you all enjoy this Network.

Welcome George W. It sounds like you have a wide variety of interests. If you like poetry you might like to join us on the poem of the week thread under poems, poets and poetry.
Welcome to Geochelonian too. A latin teacher? O boy another linguist enters the fray. :D Good luck with the Zola novels. I've never read any of them.
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Oh how I loved this stanza... well still love it. Thanks for reminding me!!!

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Thank you Petrarch. That is so beautiful.

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Glad you both enjoyed the Petrarca. A sonnet a day keeps boredom at bay.

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Originally Posted by Pensive

Hey Mili, Welcome to the forum. I have not understood that what you have written in the brackets. *confused smile*

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Hello, Pensive,
Frankly, the bracketed portion might seem but the portion of brackets, but I personally think there's something there.
Thank you for your too kind -ness.
Mil

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Originally Posted by avidreader24

hey, peoples.

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That's good, but you could have said,
"I address the world and all the tribes therein."
Coulda' said,
"I have so many individuals to ingratiate myself to."
Even might have said,
"Hey there, hi there, what you got there?"
Doesn't the old standby come to mind?
"Woah! There are so many avatars out there - kind of makes mine feel small."
Go get them lynx-boy!

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Originally Posted by Petrarch's Love

Many happy welcomes to Annie M., Mililalil, Bysshe and avid reader24. Hope you all enjoy it here. :wave:

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Thank you, Petrarch,
So how shall we divvy up? Women and children first. But I get 50% (*), see?
I see so many wonderful names here! Do I strain in vain for the dramatic entrance of Mullet?

(*)Of those many happy welcomes, that is.

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hello readers and writers, The older I get the less I am inclined to say so I will prolly be a reader and remain quiet much of the time. I just felt I couldn't go along not announcing my presence in your community. Take very good care all.

What a friendly, bantering cyber place this is.
Well. My first post. I was reading favorite quotes, wanted to add one and here I am introducing myself, I guess, and saying hello. Looking forward to the reading and posting ahead. Good wishes

Well, welcome to both of you, RebRose and lamico. I hope you enjoy lit net.

Hi RebRose, Welcome to the forum. You should also take care of yourself. Keep on posting.

Hi lamico, Welcome and its nice to have you. I hope that you will love the forum.

Hi everybody! Nothing to fear anymore, I finally showed up in here! (Taking a bow for the audience)

Welcome:

Reb Rose--Good to have you aboard. Don't be too quiet and ghostlike :nod: . We'd like to hear your thoughts and opinions on the threads.

Lamico--Glad you've come to join the friendly bantering.

sdr4jc--*applauds bow* Glad you came by and formally introduced yourself.

Hey everyone.
Just introducing myself as a new member of what seems like an interesting community.

Look forward to getting to know you all. :)

Miss-fire, Welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

Welcome newbies! come on in, grab a chair, and make yourselves at home :)

Hello all! Just wanted to say hi! I'm american, live abroad and love the internet as it allows discussion on a range of topics I would otherwise not have the chance to discuss given my present location!

Hello again!

Hello sir, welcome to the forums!

Do you enjoy teaching abroad?

I am currently working at an English Department at a private university in South Korea.

I love teaching abroad, but it can be frustrating sometimes. But I wouldnt trade the freedom (academic and ability to travel) for the wordl!

Thanks for askin!

cool, I would love to have a job that encouraged travel. How many languages do you speak?

I speak english (obviosuly) -- my french is okay and my Korean is passable, but my Japanese is weak.

Reading and learning Kanji (Japenese) is much harder than Hangul (Korean). How about you?

Hello. New here. I love literature, so I thought this was the perfect place for me.


" If you want something done, ask a busy person."

Hey Bronk!

Me too! Welcome aboard? What's you fav. genre?

Welcome :wave: :

miss fire-- Is there a context for the funny little animated square guys in your avatar, or is it a non sequitor? I find them amusingly hypnotic :).

stevnl--glad to welcome you to the forums. Hope you find a little home away from home here :).

bronkx-- Hi, hope you enjoy it here.

Welcome steven and bronk!

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Originally Posted by stevenl

I speak english (obviosuly) -- my french is okay and my Korean is passable, but my Japanese is weak.

Reading and learning Kanji (Japenese) is much harder than Hangul (Korean). How about you?

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I speak english, and I can get by in french, I know some german, and my mandarin is laughable, but I'm still working on it. It's the subtle differences in tone that get me.

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

Great to have you here jackyyyy, stevenl, bronkx, and miss.fire :)

Hello everybody, I am just posting my first comment. It's kind of an introduction. I love literature, infact that's my profession. I write and read a lot. I enjoy all genres and I look forward to a wonderful interaction within the community.

Cheerful welcomes to:

Jackyyy: Welcome aboard. I've always liked Wuthering Heights myself, though it's been some years since I last read it. I like the first half better than the second though.

Samchim: What is your literary related profession? Teacher? Writer? I'm going into teaching myself (currently in grad. school).

Hope you both have fun here. :wave:

Hi All

Thought i'd pop in and do an intro of myself :P

I'm from Australia, born in Thailand, my parents are Laotion and i have a mix of Thai, Laos and French in me..

I love reading (mostly classics), writing, cooking, i've just developed a new interest in scrap booking.
I work in the motor industry dealing with mechanics all day long (i have a passion for cars also)
BUT i will always be a classic girl at heart... i love all the old fashioned simple things in life.. and oneday i hope to own a place out in the country with huge land, a big tree in the front yard that has a tryre swing and white picket fence.
:P