Just dropping in here to say hi! I made a intro thread.
Just dropping in here to say hi! I made a intro thread.
"These forums were created to promote reading, sharing, and discussion of literature, poetry, philosophy, teaching, religious texts, and writing. ..."
Sounds like a great idea - and so I joined.
I found this site after entering "understanding Ulysses" on the Google page. I am beginning to begin with Ulysses (by Joyce). A search on Wikipedia indicated that one could not begin to understand the Ulysses document (not certain if it is a novel?) unless you have some understanding of Homer's Odyssey (I guess Ulysses is a latinized "Odysseus"). So far, that strategy seems to be working - but I feel that I will get more enjoyment from my efforts if I collaborate with others to understand.
til - later ... Dilettante_I_am
Hi!
I'm actually not "new" in that sense since I joined about a month ago...I only just activated my account so I can post though. However, prior to and during that month, I read many of the posts of fellow users. Intimidated by the sheer intellect of some, tickled by the humour of others, and disgusted by the dogged stupidity of yet others, I am glad to be a part of this forum.
I also wonder whether anyone wil read this welcome message.
BTW, I'm from Ghana in West Africa. Glad to meet you all.
hi everyone. Iam new here, and still finding my way around. This site is incredibly interesting. I am a housewife and my interest in reading is eclectic and long standing. I also write scripts.
Hi y'all!!!
I'm just glad to be here...
Hi everyone
I am from Belfast in Ireland. I love to write and joined a writing class last year.
Looking forward to being part of the forum.
Hi everyone.it must be very interesting site and forum.I am very glad to join the forum.cause I like litereture much
I'm Lauren. I live up north in a town famous for it's 'crooked spire'.
I'm currently dealing with poverty; give me stuff.
I'm hard to please, but buy me a Veggie Delite from Subway and I'm your girl.
I can't wait for summer, so I may wear less clothes without being questioned.
I can't get a girlfriend, so I'm getting a puppy instead.
Hi everyone, i am newbie in this litterature website.
Good day! just postin' my first post....yep-r
Hey! My name is Antonia. I'm happy to meet you all!
Hi everyone.Currently I am reading a biography of Albert Einstein, finishing Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy i.e. The Amber Telescope and starting Don Quixote. I am definitely an eclectic reader.
Hi everyone!
=] It's so good to be here!
For anyone who's interested I'm currently reading Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews on a friend's recommendation. I enjoy books that make me cry and I am a huge Thomas Hardy fan =] Hi!
Hello everyone
Missed this place.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
From Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard ~ Thomas Gray
I joined this site in the hopes of tracing the origin and author of an older "I am Canadian" poem, if one might call it that. Can anyone assist me with this?
Thank you in advance!
Richarda
I am a Canadian.
I am the Primitive Hunter who first crossed the Bering Istmuth from Asia.
I came seeking game and never knew what I had really found.
I am the lonely explorer who ventured the edges of a new world.
I am the people of coast and plain whose history was forgotten before the invention of history.
I am the Norsemen who sailed beyond Iceland at the time of the Crusades. The men who returned home, not with Saracen plunder, but with stories of a land past the sea.
I am the Renaissance Navigators who came in search of Gold and Empire and who discovered a deeper more difficult wealth.
I am the Priests and peasants uprooted from the old world and replanted in the new as a pledge and a hope.
I am the strip farmers, the trappers, the traders, who pushed back the curtain on this green and untried continent.
I am the men who roamed and mapped and settled. The men who left their sons to the future. And the men who left only their graves.
I am the steady men who sowed and reaped, who built lasting foundations.
I am the impatient men who fought with guns and pens and politics for self determination.
I am the indomitable men who wouldn't be stopped as they hammered together a nation.
I have walked this land, ridden,driven, flown and paddled, across her millions and more millions of miles.
I have blasted her rocks, channeled her waterways, survived her snows.
I have run my hands over her face, searching out the strengths beauties and moods of my country, She is rich, wild, potent.
I came from all the world, and come yet.
I came for freedom, and brought freedom with me.
I came in hope, and brought fulfillment.
I came to exploit and stayed to develop.
I gave myself in barter, for what I sought in measure, as I have made CANADA what she is. She has formed me to her own needs. Her breadth and openness have infused me. Have given me a firmer
step and a further look.
I am not an average Canadian. There are no average Canadians, and this is my country’s glory. It is the surest measure of her freedom to be a nation of individuals. People who are Canadian by nature rather than by decree.
I am a Canadian, and am deeply myself. For this privilege I give thanks to my country. May she never falter. And may she never swagger. May she realize her potential without losing her character. May she have peace, and may she give it. May it always be a proud thing to say. I am a Canadian.
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