She said that by the "sweet 16" round, the classroom was like a sports bar, with the kids yelling and cheering and rooting for their favorite poem.
ROCK.
Wash: I'm not leaving her side, Mal. Don't ask me again. Mal: I wasn't asking. I was telling.
'Out Of Gas'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Vortex - Apr 02, 2004 9:32:58 am PST #2007 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Jesse - Apr 03, 2004 11:24:38 am PST #2008 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hey, ita (et al.): I was just at the library and picked up a Val McDermid book, Star Struck. The description on the inside flap starts like this:
Bodyguarding had never made it to Manchester PI Kate Brannigan's wish list... [blah blah]...the fast-talking, computer-loving, white-collar-crime expert has to swallow her pride and slip into something more glam than her Thai boxing kit.
For some reason, I thought of you.
msbelle - Apr 03, 2004 11:41:25 am PST #2009 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am reading Hemingway short stories. I think teh only Hemingway I've ever read is For Whom the Bell Tolls and I don't really remember it.
Since my bookclub seems to be on a recent books only leaning right now, I am taking the opportunity to look at some older works I have on my TBR shelves.
Jesse - Apr 03, 2004 11:45:08 am PST #2010 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I get a lot of shit for it, but I've always liked Hemingway. I should re-read what I have here and/or read other stuff.
Nutty - Apr 03, 2004 1:50:01 pm PST #2011 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Jesse -- skip To Have and Have Not. Although it's got some good prose fillips, the plot is dull and the thesis of the novel is kind of shitty and irritatingly self-righteous. I read the other day that The Sun Also Rises is generally considered his best novel; I read it in high school but don't remember a whole lot. Probably due a reread, but not till after I get through the 15 or so volumes on the floor beside my bed.
Typo Boy - Apr 03, 2004 2:15:43 pm PST #2012 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The Old man and the Sea. My idea of a perfect novel.
deborah grabien - Apr 03, 2004 2:49:10 pm PST #2013 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
A Moveable Feast. Very close to orgasmic heartbreaking memories of Paris, for me. Makes me reach for my passport.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2004 3:21:03 pm PST #2014 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, Jesse, I need that.
I just picked up my third Crusie. I should take notes when I read here, because I think I'm doing the same out-of-order (Welcome to Temptation/Faking It) thing as was mentioned upthread.
But just getting to the bookstore and remembering her name was a huge deal for me.
Betsy HP - Apr 03, 2004 5:54:25 pm PST #2015 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Even Hemingway-haters agree that the Nick Adams short-stories are primo stuff.
Pix - Apr 03, 2004 7:21:11 pm PST #2016 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Sorry to interrupt, but I saw this and had to thank you.
She then set up brackets for....yes, you guessed it -- a POETRY DEATHMATCH!!!
I am so stealing this for my hugh school kids! What a fabulous idea! We've done original poetry slams before (of their original work), but it would be a fantastic way to involve them in a discussion of what makes a "classic" poem great if they each had to find "the best poem ever written" and then competed to determine a final winner!!!
Thank you (and your friend) for the great idea!