Dickensblog poetry contest

[litlover12]

For the creative writers around here, we're having a little poetry contest over at Dickensblog. Go here for all the details!

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[jobey-in-error.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh, I wonder if I can possibly make time.

I thought you might appreciate this: My two top seventh-grade classes get to read A Christmas Carol this time of year... On the first day of actual reading, one of my classes laughed -- nervously, at first, in a sort of shock -- because they weren't expecting Scrooge to be funny, and weren't sure if he was supposed to be funny, and weren't sure they were aloud to laugh at him -- at least once a page. You know, in the beginning, where Scrooge is being unbelievable unpleasant to everyone in sight. They thought it was "funnier than the Muppets version" (thank God! I'm not sure if I could have contained myself if they had said the reverse.)

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope you can make time! That would be awesome! :-)

I love your students' reactions to the "Carol." It reminds me of Dorothy L. Sayers's reaction to Dante: that no one ever told her he was such a great storyteller! :-) The world in general does us such a disservice in painting the classics as these grim, intimidating books that everyone reveres but no one likes very much. I don't know how this attitude got so prevalent, but I wish it would go away!

[velle.livejournal.com]

This is so exciting! I will work on one and submit!!! :)

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Goody!!