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Great resources from the British Council Britlit site. Includes a brief introduction and a basic bibliography . 
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For this round of our short story contest, write a piece of original fiction in which a character finds something he or she has no intention of returning.
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Interesting constriction : write a story that can be read aloud in three minutes (600 words or fewer) . Delete the scoop?
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Read a great book and wondering what to read next? Ask the famous bookseer
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Songs of Love & Grammar has over 100 pages of poetry that turns grammar , punctuation & symbols into little love poems. Delete the scoop?
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English literature, England authors, literary periods, organizations - a directory of websites. A Comprehensive List of Top English Literature Websites Via SandraVBarbosa
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Motionpoem created by Jeff Saunders and Scott Olson. Written in the midst of a deep depression, Eric Pankey's "Cogitatio Mortis" (Latin for "I think of death...
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If you are a fan of fantasy fiction, you have most likely read one or more of the books on this list. But the ones you haven't read yet may be your new favorite. Via Todd Hillmer
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This epic flowchart infographic goes to great lengths to help you help yourself put down the trashy erotica. Delete the scoop?
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While the following list has not attempted to qualitatively rank books within in a particular year or in comparison to other years from the decade, we've selected titles that we believe have staying power and/or that we feel helped define the year it was published. Delete the scoop?
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What I learned from the notes and the silences left between them. Delete the scoop?
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Scottish artist Robert Montgomery creates conceptual displays by installing poetry in unexpected urban locations, often hijacking billboards.
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Being around a successful author would surely be exhausting and inspiring in equal amounts. As well as all that wisdom they put into their books, their thought-provoking one-liners would literally be falling out here, there and everywhere.
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Humorous one-liners from famous authors in poster format . Delete the scoop?
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A naughty poem for chemistry geeks, word nerds, and other perverts. From Songs of Love and Grammar, by James Harbeck (me), now available on Lulu.com and Amaz...
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Using the Periodical Table of Elements to write a humorous poem . An example of how symbols of any type can be playfully incorporated into poetic discourse . Delete the scoop?
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Nice parody of the Kipling poem . Delete the scoop?
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Partly filmed in the Pulitzer Prize winning poet's New York apartment, and partly animated by director and animation artist Juan Delcan, this new poem by Mar... Delete the scoop?
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Thanks to anon poet who published in local phonebox. Wordsy? /cc @WestBridgfdWire http://t.co/7ldJN5EP
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Generate three random words and try to write a short story using all of them. Delete the scoop?
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Never trust anyone who doesn’t believe in the power of the imagination. Not our words, but those of William Shakespeare, and, let’s face it, he knew a thing or two about harnessing the fertile properties of the imagination. Via Scott Monty, fsi, Renee Maufroid, Juergen Wagner, Pilar Pamblanco Delete the scoop?
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A 35-minute journey that begins at Central Park South and transforms an everyday stroll in the park into an absorbing psychological and physical experience. Cardiff takes each listener on a winding journey through Central Park's 19th-century pathways, retracing the footsteps of an enigmatic dark-haired woman. Download the audio files and photographs ahead of time for an unforgettable experience! A project of the Public Art Fund. Via Marianopolis Arts Trip, fsi Delete the scoop?
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Why should we keep reading? Why should my students learn to love reading? I began asking myself this question in 2010, and I keep asking it, of myself and others. Below, some of my initial thoug... Delete the scoop?
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What makes a book nerd? Reading a lot of books — and liking to talk about said books — is a major requirement, of course, but there’s often something a little more nebulous involved: book nerds are the kinds of people who get a little thrill when walking into a bookstore, who press volumes into their friends’ hands with serious promises of life changing moments . Delete the scoop?
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A drabble is an extremely short work of fiction of exactly one hundred words in length,not necessarily including the title. The purpose of the drabble is brevity, testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in an extremely confined space. Delete the scoop?
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