This is my first posting - I love books and reading - especially poetry. I don't know how active I will be but I wanted to get started.
This is my first posting - I love books and reading - especially poetry. I don't know how active I will be but I wanted to get started.
Hi!
I'm new, reaching here from reading first SF, then more general reading after discovering Women's Press at a book sale. My favorite writers so far include P K Dick, Disch, le Guin, Russ, Maltzberg, Piercy, Dreher, Atwood, Winton, Amos and Firth.
The last two don't write books, as far as I know; Tori Amos makes music and David Firth makes Flash animations. Both are great sources of intricately-crafted original content, which to me is what "literature" is all about :-)
Most of what I read, was written since the 1950s... it's seldom I've read older works by choice; exceptions have been Olive Shriener and Virginia Woolf.
A huge greetings to all We covet that you could spend more time on the forum.Many thanks.
Hello everyone! I stumbled across this website while searching for a specific book that I've yet to find...but no matter; I haven't had a chance to look around much but I do enjoy literature, both reading and writing it, so this seems like a good place to be!
Nice to hear that!Originally Posted by Terraforcejenny
Welcome then
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
My name is Martin White I am the author of Living the Simple Life and Simple Life Poety. I am also the publisher of Poetic Monthly Magazine.
I enjoy joining forums and reading others poetry.
Hello everyone,
I just registered and enjoyed reading all these messages.
My name is Athanase, I am greek, I live in Athens, I am Electronics Engineer graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique of Lausanne, Switzerland. I shall very much like to find someone among you speaking french.
Hello All! I'm looking foreward to browsing all these 'great read' ideas.
A big hello to all.
My name is Erliza L. Matacot, from Philippines. To be honest, I'm an English teacher in one of the private schools in our city. I love literature very much and I am so happy that I saw this site.
Hi!
I am destiny's Child....
I aspire to own a book store.....
Currently working on the plan for that....
Hoping to get lots and lots of support from everyone out here.....
Welcome to LitNet Destiny's child.
The source of any bad writing is the desire to be something more than a person of sense--the straining to be thought a genius. If people would say what they have to say in plain terms, how much eloquent they would be.
-S.T COLERIDGE
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm a literature student and an aspiring writer, can't wait to discuss literature with everyone here!
My name is hbrent. I have a Ph.D. in medieval drama, but that is not the point. The point is that all of a sudden in life I have grandchildren, and I am trying to help their parents and teachers get them to read. As part of that project, I am reading some of the books I intend send to them. Early this mornining, suffering from early-onset geriatric insomnia, I awoke at 4 am to finish Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. The book is a little advanced for my grandson, who is just starting fourth grade, but I look forward to his reading it in about two years. I am now off to find a copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Welcome to the Forum, HBrent!
I have been reading some children's books recently too and am rather enjoying revisiting all these old favorites.
I think Verne's books might be suitable for early teens.
My nephews and I are trying to follow this list: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main...dsbooks119.xml
We made a deal that they should complete the list by the time they are 15 (will give them book vouchers if they do). It is rather good and ideal that the list is divided into 3 stages.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Hello there
My name's Robin, I am a recent mature graduate of Bath Spa University having earned a 2/1 in Psychology and English (Combined BA (Hons)). My favourite modules were Shakespeare, Gothic, Literary Theory and Poetry. I also really like Dickens.
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