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April 9th is Name Yourself Day. While this holiday is referenced on a number of national calendar and "unofficial holiday" web sites, I can't find any information about where it began or why. I have friends who give themselves a new name every time they place an order at Starbucks, but I've never been inclined to give myself a new name. I do know that when my parents learned they would be getting a new baby (I was adopted), my mother wanted to name me Julie. I'm glad my father and siblings prevailed, as I like my name!
In honor of today's celebration, here are some poems about names. Surely you know we must begin with Shakespeare!
Romeo and JulietAct II. Scene II.(Juliet is speaking.)
’Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself though, not a Montague.
What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O! be some other name:
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name;
And for that name, which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.
When I thought about name poems, the poem that came to mind after Shakespeare was
The Naming of Cats, by T.S. Eliot. Click below to hear Eliot read it.
My Name is Jorge On Both Sides of the River, written by Jane Medina and illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck, is a collection of 27 poems written in Spanish and English. They are written from Jorge's point of view and describe his experiences adjusting life in the United States. The poems are sometimes heartbreaking, but they are always honest. The first poem in the book describes the problems he has when others cannot pronounce his name.
Me llamo Jorge
Me llamo Jorge. Sé que mi nombre es Jorge. Pero todos me llaman —Chorg.
Chorg. ¡Qu´feo sonido! ¡Como un estornudo! ¡Chorg!
Y lo peor do todo es que hoy en la mañana una niña me llamó.
—Chorg— y volteé la cabeza.
No quiero convertirme
en un estornudo. I don’t want to turn into a sneeze! | My Name Is Jorge
My name is Jorge. I know that my name is Jorge. But everyone calls me George.
George. What an ugly sound! Like a sneeze! GEORGE!
And the worst of all is that this morning a girl called me “George” and I turned my head. I don’t want to turn into a sneeze! |
Poem © Jane Medina, 1999. All rights reserved.
, written by Francisco Alarcón and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez, is the 4th book in a series that highlights family and community through the changing seasons.
San Francisco
yo me llamo
Francisco
como mi abuelo
y como
el abuelo
de su abuelo
cómo me alegro
que esta ciudad
lleve el nombre
de San Francisco—
el santo patrón
de los animales
aquí mi nombre
todos lo saben
escribir | San Francisco
my name is
Francisco like
my grandfather
and like
his grandfather's
grandfather
I'm so happy
this city is
named after
Saint Francis—
the patron saint
of all animals
here everybody
knows how to
spell my name |
Poem © Francisco X. Alarcón, 2001. All rights reserved.
I'll end today on a somber note, with this poem by Billy Collins.
That's it for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our next celebration.
By: Lisa Firke,
on 4/8/2016
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By: Lisa Nowlain,
on 4/8/2016
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All illustrations copyright Lisa Nowlain, 2016.
Lisa Nowlain is the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Fellow and Children’s Librarian at Darien Library in Darien, CT. She is also an artist-type (see more at lisanowlain.com).
The post Out at the Library in comics at #PLA2016 appeared first on ALSC Blog.
Old Fashioned Charm
Period Drama Challenge March Tag Questions:
1. What period dramas did you view in March? Some Lark Rise to Candleford. (I've completed the first two seasons, and am halfway through season three.) Ever After, Doctor Zhivago, Scarlet Pimpernel, Persuasion.
2. What is your favorite period drama soundtrack? Much Ado about Nothing. I adore it ;)
3. If you could attend a ball in a Jane Austen story what would be the color of your ballgown and who would you dance with? Definitely Henry Tilney, and, I'm not sure on the color of the dress.
4. Do you prefer watching period dramas by yourself or with friends/family? Why? Either. Both. I don't mind watching them on my own, and, then dragging people into the fun for repeated watching.
5. What period dramas are you looking forward to viewing in April 2016? I'll be reviewing Much Ado About Nothing, Ever After, and some more Lark Rise. As to what I'll view next...probably a musical or two!
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Huck, oh so casually: “Mom, I like it better when you leave the bag of marshmallows on the counter after you make lunch. Not for any reason. I just like it. FOR NO REASON.”
By: Jerry Beck,
on 4/8/2016
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Album: Imagination
Year: 1973
Has there ever been anything like this song? With the Pips providing counterpoint, commentary, observations and the greatest train noise in the history of popular music, “Midnight Train to Georgia” is an absolute tour de force of heartbreaking soul.
On top of that, not only did it hit the top of the charts in 1973 and won a Grammy, it’s aged tremendously well, to boot.
Sure, on one level, it’s the story of a woman uprooting her life to follow a man who has already failed at his life’s dream, and you wonder what kind of life they’re going to have in Georgia, and worry to boot.
But the way Gladys sings it, you can tell that this woman isn’t uprooting her life so much as choosing to make a new life with the man she loves, and the choice is hers and hers alone:
I’ll be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train to Georgia)
(Woo! woo!)
I’d rather live in his world
(Live in his world)
Than live without him in mine
(Her world is his, his and hers alone)
If is was just the pause and build before the Pips executed that joyous and lovely Woo! Woo!, “Midnight Train to Georgia” would have earned it’s stripes, but it’s also the sheer romantic precision they sing
Her
world
is his
his and hers alone
It’s utterly sublime, and the back half of the song, which features Gladys boarding the train with the Pips cheering her on and then insisting “I’ve got to go” over and over and over as the train
slowly leaves the station is one of the great fades in popular music history.
And of course, this Doonesbury comic, which I’ve loved for over 40 years, because it seemed to capture the joy of being one of the Pips, even as it made fun or them.
“Midnight Train To Georgia” performed live in 1973.
Every Certain Song Ever
A filterable, searchable & sortable database with links to every “Certain Song” post I’ve ever written.
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Album: Imagination
Year: 1973
Has there ever been anything like this song? With the Pips providing counterpoint, commentary, observations and the greatest train noise in the history of popular music, “Midnight Train to Georgia” is an absolute tour de force of heartbreaking soul.
On top of that, not only did it hit the top of the charts in 1973 and won a Grammy, it’s aged tremendously well, to boot.
Sure, on one level, it’s the story of a woman uprooting her life to follow a man who has already failed at his life’s dream, and you wonder what kind of life they’re going to have in Georgia, and worry to boot.
But the way Gladys sings it, you can tell that this woman isn’t uprooting her life so much as choosing to make a new life with the man she loves, and the choice is hers and hers alone:
I’ll be with him
(I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train to Georgia)
(Woo! woo!)
I’d rather live in his world
(Live in his world)
Than live without him in mine
(Her world is his, his and hers alone)
If is was just the pause and build before the Pips executed that joyous and lovely Woo! Woo!, “Midnight Train to Georgia” would have earned it’s stripes, but it’s also the sheer romantic precision they sing
Her
world
is his
his and hers alone
It’s utterly sublime, and the back half of the song, which features Gladys boarding the train with the Pips cheering her on and then insisting “I’ve got to go” over and over and over as the train
slowly leaves the station is one of the great fades in popular music history.
And of course, this Doonesbury comic, which I’ve loved for over 40 years, because it seemed to capture the joy of being one of the Pips, even as it made fun or them.
“Midnight Train To Georgia” performed live in 1973.
Every Certain Song Ever
A filterable, searchable & sortable database with links to every “Certain Song” post I’ve ever written.
Check it out!
Certain Songs Spotify playlist
(It’s recommended that you listen to this on Spotify as their embed only has 200 songs.)
Support “Certain Songs” with a donation on Patreon
Go to my Patreon page
The post Certain Songs #500: Gladys Knight & The Pips – “Midnight Train to Georgia” appeared first on Booksquare.
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By: Sue Bursztynski,
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Today's badly behaved Aussies are both female. Both stories are short, but interesting.
As I had no I crooks in my book, I'll just mention another G, Frank Gardiner, a bushranger who robbed a gold coach at the Eugowra Rocks in 1862. He was arrested and served time, but ended up being exiled from Australia - the only person ever to suffer this. It's thought he went to San Francisco and opened a saloon. One of the witnesses to the Eugowra robbery was a child, George Burgess. George lived to a ripe old age and many years later he wrote about his adventure. His story inspired my contribution to Ford Street's anthology Rich And Rare(see below for a link)
H is for Jody Harris
Known as Australia's Catch Me If You Can thief, a con artist who was caught in 2006 with 100 drivers' licences, disguises, fake passports, Medicare cards, all the tools of her trade. She was sentenced to four years in jail.
J Is For Audrey Jacob
He was her man and he done her wrong, as the song goes. The quirk of this story, which happened in 1925, is that the killer, Perth girl Audrey Jacob, was seen to shoot her faithless fiancé in public, with hundreds of witnesses, as he was dancing with another woman - and was acquitted after a two day trial.
He shouldn't have lied to her, the bounder.
If you're enjoying this, check out the Ford Street Publishing site:
http://www.fordstreetpublishing.com
Ford Street is one of Australia's best small presses, specialising in children's and YA books.
Tomorrow: Jim Kelly
Eddie Leonski
How do you approach a prospective agent if you and your previous agents have gone your separate ways.
http://mariavicente.com/post/139046754464/how-to-approach-literary-agents-after-parting-ways
Here’s my selection of interesting (and sometimes amusing) posts about writing from the last weekabout writing from the last week:2016 Publishing Trends (Jordan Dane) https://killzoneblog.com/2016/04/2016-publishing-trends.htmlContract Basics (Contracts/Dealbreakers) (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) www.kriswrites.com/2016/04/06/business-musings-contract-basics/What a Haiku is (Kelly R. Fineman) http://kellyrfineman.livejournal.com/875143.htmlWhen It’s Time to Stop Querying Your Manuscript (Maria Vicente) www.mariavicente.com/post/142344213586/when-its-time-to-stop-querying-your-manuscriptRelevant (Donald Maass) www.writerunboxed.com/2016/04/06/relevant/Simultaneous Submissions (Rachelle Gardner) www.booksandsuch.com/blog/simultaneous-submissions/This Simple Story Structure Changed My Life (Jerry Jenkins) www.jerryjenkins.com/simple-story-structure-changed-life/Basic Errors (Mary Kole)www.kidlit.com/2016/04/04/basic-errors/5 Reasons You Need a Writing Mentor — And How to Find One (Leigh Shulman)www.thewritelife.com/5-reasons-you-need-a-writing-mentor/Good Writers are Consummate Liars (Gregory Frost) https://marielamba.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/agent-monday-writers-should-learn-from-liars/Part 2: 10 Myths That Sabotage Unsuspecting Novelists (Larry Brooks) [Jon’s Pick of the Week]https://killzoneblog.com/2016/04/part-2-10-myths-that-sabotage-unsuspecting-novelists.htmlFinish Your Doggone Story! (James Scott Bell) https://killzoneblog.com/2016/04/finish-your-doggone-story.htmlIf you found these useful, you may also like my personal selection of the most interesting blog posts from 2015, and last week’s list.
If you have a particular favorite among these, please let the author know (and me too, if you have time). Also, if you've a link to a great post that isn't here, feel free to share.
by Sally Matheny
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| It Was Awesome and You Missed It! |
“You missed it!”
Don’t you hate hearing those words? Perhaps you went to get a hotdog, and missed the best play ever made at home plate—by your child—the one who hasn’t scored a run in three years. Everyone kept exclaiming how awesome it was.
And...
you missed it!
Or maybe you had plans to meet some friends at a restaurant. At the last minute, you decided not to go. You had your reasons. But they didn’t seem so great when you heard about your friends' spectacular evening.
A celebrity ate at the table beside them. An exciting conversation took place, the celebrity treated them to desserts, and they each received free tickets and backstage passes to his upcoming concert. Each of your buddies called to tell you their version of the incredible evening. And...
you missed it!
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Popular DJ and record producer Bassnectar has used Max Hattler's films for years without permission or compensation,
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This book is a colorful celebration of the changes that happen in spring. Rhyming text with magical words like "Alakazam!" and "Hocus-Pocus!" encourages the reader to open the flap. Hidden under them are the signs of spring: crocuses blooming, birds chirping, leaves unfurling, and a nest of eggs waiting to hatch. The illustrations by Susan Gal are loose and fun, showing the difference between winter and upcoming spring. Recommended for preschool through kindergarten.
Ravens are so smart they even know how to use tools. You knew that, right?
acrylic paint, colored pencils on patterned paper.
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