Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[hannah_arendt]

I just wanted to say Hi to everyone out there:
"Hi to everyone out there"

Welcome

[Nebogipfel]

Welcome

Thank you very much.

[cargan]

Ian Dengler
artistamp poet...well, in the very short style of Aram Saroyan
philosopher of taxonomy: mood predicates, grammatologics, propositional taximetrics of any argument

[HalloweenCarols]

Thank you for the invitation to introduce myself. I grew up in Southern California and called Disneyland's Haunted Mansion my second home. Perhaps seeing the ghosts waltzing and hearing the music is why I became interested in taking organ lessons when my piano teacher suggested it -- when my legs were long enough to reach the pedals. Music is also special to me because it was the healing power of music (and many prayers) that helped me recover from a serious sledding injury (basal skull fracture & concussion) that "scattered my type" for awhile while I was in junior high.

When I was away at college majoring in organ performance, I found the library to be a welcome haven after hours of practicing music in the basement of the Fine Arts Center. Coming from California, I appreciated the changing seasons outside. Autumn was my favorite, and I found poetry and books about it. I developed an interest in the history behind Halloween, and devoured literature and research on the topic. One treat: I discovered Bobby Burns' "Halloween" poem, and laughed at the characters in the story, which reminded me of Disney's "Icabod Crane and The Headless Horseman."

I would like to have others benefit, as I have, from the combination of music and literature. After researching Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," I wrote a musical setting for organ and strings for all 18 verses of the poem and recorded it on a CD. My hope was that it might be helpful to teachers and students to better understand the poem with hearing the emotions of the music. I joined this forum to get more ideas and knowledge for future projects. You can read about some of my other projects on my page.

Thanks from a forum newbie.

[Micheal Easley]

I hope the winds caress your soul and find you most intrigued with wonderous books.

[Novich]

Hello, I've recently started to write some book reviews and I wanted to know what people think about them, so I hope you enjoy some of my work later and give me a good feedback

[Love Literature]

Hello everyOne...
im nEw iN thiS foRum...
mY LOve for LiteRaTuRe bRinGx mE heRe...
reAdinG iS mY pASsiOn....
i hOpe i LL enjOy heRe...

[Maria May]

Hello everyOne...
im nEw iN thiS foRum...
mY LOve for LiteRaTuRe bRinGx mE heRe...
reAdinG iS mY pASsiOn....
i hOpe i LL enjOy heRe...

Welcome

[Love Literature]

thAnKQqqxxx Maria

[Love Literature]

thAnkQqqxxx Maria

[hannah_arendt]

Thank you very much.

You are welcome

A propos, where do you come from?

[KT-R]

Hi All!

New to the forum. I graduated with a degree in English about six years ago. I loved the work I did, but I did not stay in academia...I went into Finance. It's a lucrative career, but I've started to miss being able to talk about literature, art, and film without someone saying, "I think you're looking too deep into it" (and then having to hide my horror at their statement).

I hope I have found a community where I can finally discuss meanings that go beyond the surface without alienating myself from everyone in the room, and where "it is what it is" is NOT an acceptable answer!

If so, then I have MISSED you all...deeply...

K

[hannah_arendt]

Hi All!

New to the forum. I graduated with a degree in English about six years ago. I loved the work I did, but I did not stay in academia...I went into Finance. It's a lucrative career, but I've started to miss being able to talk about literature, art, and film without someone saying, "I think you're looking too deep into it" (and then having to hide my horror at their statement).

I hope I have found a community where I can finally discuss meanings that go beyond the surface without alienating myself from everyone in the room, and where "it is what it is" is NOT an acceptable answer!

If so, then I have MISSED you all...deeply...

K

Hello Welcome.

PS. I had the same problem with "it is what it is "

[Gladys]

I hope I have found a community where I can finally discuss meanings that go beyond the surface without alienating myself from everyone in the room, and where "it is what it is" is NOT an acceptable answer!

Or, "It is what each of us thinks it is."

Hi!

[Tokusan genes]

Full of questions re Goethe's Zuleika & Hatem. Sometimes thick like Tokusan (Zen lore).