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The Poetry Reader and Media: Once More, With Feeling
Poets: don't they love repetition? Perhaps all writers do. Bloggers included. I have begun one too many essays convinced that this time I would finally write a different take on poetry. That vast, quasi-abstract subject that resists containment. Each attempt risks saying too little, or worse, saying something that life (or my future self) will prove wrong.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P a day ago in BookClub
Unhinged Healing - Raw Poetry For The Abused
The book that was never meant to be. In a moment of discontentment and boredom, I began to gather my poetry that was scattered across writing platforms, old journals, and forgotten documents on my Google Drive to bring some sort of organization to my writing portfolio. I realized I had a lot more poems than I thought I did. It was a joke at first. I said to my family, "Man. I didn't realize I had this many poems written. I could make a book of them." When my husband suggested actually making a poetry book to add to my portfolio with them, I almost automatically responded with: "Because I am no Poe or Emily Dickinson. No one wants to read my trash poems."
By Hope Martina day ago in BookClub
Reading Orlam
Introduction For my birthday I got the Polly Jean Harvey book "Orlam". I was a little confused about it at first, but now it has revealed itself to me and I am enjoying exploring the worlds and magical mythical creatures and people that are described here.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 days ago in BookClub
The Last Lighthouse Keeper of Azure Bay
Old Silas had known the Azure Bay Lighthouse for seventy years, since he was a boy learning the ropes from his father. It stood stoic on the craggy cliffs, a beacon of hope against the relentless churn of the sea. But times were changing. Automated systems were replacing the human touch, and Silas was informed he would be the last keeper. The lighthouse would go fully autonomous in a month.
By Being Inquisitive4 days ago in BookClub
The Whispering Woods of Eldoria
Elara lived on the edge of the Whispering Woods, a place both feared and revered by the villagers of Oakhaven. They spoke of ancient magic within its depths, of trees that moved and sang, and of the elusive Moonpetal, a flower said to bloom only once a century, granting wishes to those who found it. Elara, however, was not afraid. She felt a pull towards the woods, a quiet humming in her soul that called her deeper than any other dared to venture.
By Being Inquisitive4 days ago in BookClub
Book Review - The Widow
Review of The Widow by John Grisham (2025 publish date) Simon Latch is an attorney in a small rural town in Virginia. He and his wife are married with children, but are planning their divorce. They need to finalize the agreements and figure out how to break the news to their children. Simon no longer shares a bedroom with his wife, and although their older kids are suspicious, the couple maintains a cover story.
By Andrea Corwin 6 days ago in BookClub
Quotes From Pride & Prejudice
Valentine's Day has come and gone, but that doesn't mean we can't still relish in some romantic notions, no? Here are some of my favourite quotes that I pulled after rereading Pride & Prejudice at the end of last year/the beginning of this year - most of which will not be romantic in any sense. The pages come from The Annotated Pride & Prejudice, edited and annotated by David M. Shapard (the book is very long due to all the notes, and therefore pages may not line up with a more regular edition of the book). I've broken up some of the quotes into little sections for ease of reading.
By The Austen Shelf9 days ago in BookClub
