Pepektheassassin's comment about memorizing poetry reminded me of this quote: The most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves is to learn it by heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital. George Steiner
I emailed a response to her, then noticed she was "no reply" and decided to respond here because I love the idea of memorizing poetry. The quote, one of my favorites, illustrates the difference between memorizing for love of a piece and memorizing as a chore.
I'm getting things back together and will leave shortly for Jackson. Baby Max should be here in the morning.
My favorite piece of poetry that I can [pretty much] recite is Robert Service's The Cremation of Sam McGee. It's fun and always gets a good response.
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Welcome Max. Woo hoo! Jen
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What is a "no reply" that I have? I didn't know that I have this thing, and how do I get rid of it???
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