<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="wordpress.com" -->
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>poetic &amp;laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed</title>
	<link>http://en.wordpress.com/tag/poetic/</link>
	<description>Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "poetic"</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:51:05 +0000</pubDate>

	<generator>http://en.wordpress.com/tags/</generator>
	<language>en</language>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[EPIC: The Conquistador on Unknown Crack.10c]]></title>
<link>http://myhomeisindex.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/epic-the-conquistador-on-unknown-crack-10c/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jonathan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://myhomeisindex.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/epic-the-conquistador-on-unknown-crack-10c/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After finishing the Atman Crack, and taking a short break, we packed and walked over to the other si]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>After finishing the Atman Crack, and taking a short break, we packed and walked over to the other side of the crag. Upon us was a beautiful and thin finger crack. It was in a slightly overhanging dihedral. A very short climb. The sun was starting to set behind the mountains and the bottom of the climb was in a deep shade.</p>
<p>The truth is that I didn&#8217;t expect to climb anything else that day, especially anything harder than the crack I had just done. The beauty of the crack and the opportunity for another photo-op drowned my judgement and made me pretty stoked to climb. I was roping up minutes later and Keith was again snapping pictures from above.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll tell the story in a way that&#8217;s not so serious and people can laugh a bit.</p>
<p>The Conquistador lands at the shores of an unknown island, home of the mystical and <em>Unknown</em>, 10c, finger crack.<br />
<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKCrsIc29I/AAAAAAAAAnw/zQckfyEXBn8/s400/DSC_4521Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He points this way and that. His intuition has never failed him, or so he thinks.<br />
<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKCuqIqr_I/AAAAAAAAAn0/iKLZMBNGaMU/s400/DSC_4528Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He&#8217;s found the mythical crack. He dreams about it from below, and then from above. It&#8217;s beauty is blinding.<br />
<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKCxW9lkwI/AAAAAAAAAn4/8IM-jZyA7fw/s288/DSC_6076Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKC1ZXf_zI/AAAAAAAAAn8/ARA3cLwvBW8/s288/DSC_4564Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>One last look and the feel of the rock on his palm convince him it&#8217;s time.<br />
<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKC4s0khaI/AAAAAAAAAoA/SZJrk2Gaqm0/s400/DSC_4539Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Wearing the traditional blue and white colors of his country he pulls himself out of the darkness, into the light.<br />
<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKC8uEQH2I/AAAAAAAAAoE/QQtXQGl4YVE/s288/DSC_4565Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDAeD1z_I/AAAAAAAAAoM/AjJFBazoVdE/s288/DSC_4567Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He moves up the wall using opposing forces. He&#8217;s in a full lieback: his feet push his body out and away from the crack, which allows him to oppose that force with his fingers in the crack keeping his body on the rock. He&#8217;s confident.<br />
<img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDESSqYsI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/WZTksvCXD3Y/s400/DSC_4571Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He places the orange Metolius piece. It&#8217;s always served him well. The crack has opened up a bit, but it constricts at the top. Our hero still doesn&#8217;t know how he&#8217;ll handle this apparently blank finish.<br />
<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDJFaM2HI/AAAAAAAAAoU/XgF6XM1OVnQ/s400/DSC_4572Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He&#8217;s nearing the top. His siege is brought to a halt when his scouting right arm reaches up and reports back nothing. Things look desperate.<br />
<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDM-lb1sI/AAAAAAAAAoY/XuiGxMPkQ28/s288/DSC_4576Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDQ3ZhTSI/AAAAAAAAAog/rcpiD1sequA/s288/DSC_4580Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He backs down. It&#8217;s only brief enough for him to rip off his mask and return to battle with the full energy in his eyes staring back at the crack.<br />
<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDTST8OiI/AAAAAAAAAok/jNnvp8EmgbM/s288/DSC_6082Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDWTrUEvI/AAAAAAAAAoo/uKZNvhpV4cc/s288/DSC_4589Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>His second attempt at the top starts off hopeful but it all goes to hell all at once&#8230;<br />
<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDacW8ziI/AAAAAAAAAos/LLm9qvlf93g/s288/DSC_4593Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDeUdVCAI/AAAAAAAAAow/Hyulf9MrjIM/s288/DSC_4597Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He&#8217;s lost his grip, balance, and vertigo chokes off the gravity keeping our hero on the wall.<br />
<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDiahcLPI/AAAAAAAAAo4/si18oVVnffM/s288/DSC_4608Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDmOr8uBI/AAAAAAAAAo8/xoernRO4ZyY/s288/DSC_4609Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>The fall is jolting. It strikes a cord our hero hardly understands: defeat. It only breeds more determination and it&#8217;s not long before he&#8217;s back on route to the top. He calms his mind as he searches to understand the combination of movements and holds that he needs to unlock to succeed.<br />
<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDqezca_I/AAAAAAAAApA/7rgZNfTUreA/s288/DSC_4610Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDusZM4-I/AAAAAAAAApE/mSdKpryYrj4/s288/DSC_4601Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>He&#8217;s touched on the secret. A solid and unforeseen jam with his right hand gives him exactly what he needs to balance his body and reach up left.<br />
<img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKDy0fYieI/AAAAAAAAApM/l24OvzrDKQ8/s288/DSC_4604Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKD65uZYjI/AAAAAAAAApU/wX8NwiRUzxU/s288/DSC_4617Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>The clouds part as he pulls the short roof that stands between him and the ambrosia at the top. The intoxicating smell fuels his body. Success is almost certain.<br />
<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKD_VSjLDI/AAAAAAAAApY/3l65mgh2ypk/s288/DSC_4618Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKEDkE3IDI/AAAAAAAAApg/gHK7ZYrI3ug/s288/DSC_4619Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Our hero in a moment of triumph and wild exhilaration at the top.<br />
<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKEHohaw-I/AAAAAAAAApk/8FvWkK4-cRI/s288/DSC_4620Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKEL5KF2xI/AAAAAAAAApo/wueCsC6KUtE/s288/DSC_4621Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Celebration pictures! Nectar!<br />
<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKESMnWQNI/AAAAAAAAAp4/RIrRAVFzkQI/s400/DSC_6096Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Muscles shots and dirty jokes are the bread and butter of this couple. What else is there?!?<br />
<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKEUVGDuUI/AAAAAAAAAp8/NtFT9LebFfs/s288/DSC_6099Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="28" align="middle" /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_o23xFWSY6_M/SxKEbeo1faI/AAAAAAAAAqI/CwCmExeZifk/s288/DSC_6103Red%20Rocks%20-%20Unknown-10c.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="middle" /></p>
<p>Mucho love!</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Chant of the Deadly Sins.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/chant-of-the-deadly-sins/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/chant-of-the-deadly-sins/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Scream so loud no one can hear you, Scream so loud your shout will beat you. Hit the ground w]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">&#8220;Scream so loud no one can hear you,<br />
Scream so loud your shout will beat you.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Hit the ground with all your rage<br />
Nothing will stop your rampage.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Leave the sloth on his bed,<br />
Let your soul be one with this universe,<br />
Let your pride rise in glory to this shred.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Your lust will be satisfied soon<br />
Under the violent whispers of this blue moon,<br />
Nothing will stop your gluttony<br />
Util the blood will spill over from this sun.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Your envy will feed your soul,<br />
Greedy is your hand and your heart<br />
With poisonous words and foul<br />
You&#8217;ll tore all of this apart.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fma78-2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-95" title="fma78-2" src="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fma78-2.png" alt="" width="320" height="307" /></a></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Wails of a Tear]]></title>
<link>http://sahilishere.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/wails-of-a-tear/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sahil Katyal</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sahilishere.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/wails-of-a-tear/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This post comes right after i finished with Love Story by Erich Segal – the sweetest post-midnight r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This post comes right after i finished with Love Story by Erich Segal – the sweetest post-midnight read of all times.</p>
<p><a href="http://sahilishere.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/cry.jpg"><img title="cry" style="border-right:0;border-top:0;display:block;float:none;margin-left:auto;border-left:0;margin-right:auto;border-bottom:0;" height="244" alt="cry" src="http://sahilishere.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/cry_thumb.jpg?w=221&#038;h=244" width="221" border="0" /></a> </p>
<p align="center">A tear in the making,</p>
<p align="center">slowly ebbs out looking at the world around,</p>
<p align="center">searching the reason for which it sheds, </p>
<p align="center">the fault, the trigger,</p>
<p align="center">apprehensive of everything around.</p>
<p align="center">“But I am alone”, it says,</p>
<p align="center">“Does the reason cry too?</p>
<p align="center">Let me not be alone,</p>
<p align="center">but better let us not be at all…”</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p align="center"><em>If one of us cries, let both of us cry but preferably neither of us…</em></p>
<p align="center">
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Weekly Prompt]]></title>
<link>http://poetshare.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/weekly-prompt/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jamie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://poetshare.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/weekly-prompt/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An easy one this week, but a fun one.  Limericks!!  Won&#8217;t you come by and enjoy the fun?  We h]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>An easy one this week, but a fun one.  Limericks!!  Won&#8217;t you come by and enjoy the fun?  We had some great entries last time.  And don&#8217;t forget to enter the Brain Box competition!!</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[This is the call of sex and dream.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/this-is-the-call-of-sex-and-dream/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/this-is-the-call-of-sex-and-dream/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sogna. Sogna l&#8217;essenze dei vostri corpi intrecciarsi in calde espressioni di passione, sogna i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">Sogna.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Sogna l&#8217;essenze dei vostri corpi intrecciarsi in calde espressioni di passione,</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">sogna il suo sguardo posarsi come una delicata farfalla sui flebili confini della tua pelle</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">confusa nell&#8217;atmosfera carica di tiepidi sospiri,</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">dove il battito dei cuori si fonde in un unico sussurro di sottofondo,</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">e non ci sono leggi a regolare l&#8217;amore</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">e non ci sono limiti nel dissipare il rancore.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Alza, allora, al cielo il tuo grido di passione</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">quando nulla più risplende nell&#8217;aria</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">se non la volontà di amare e agire,</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">quel momento non lasciarlo morire.</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[For My Birthday]]></title>
<link>http://chasethatfeeling.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/for-my-birthday/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chasethatfeeling</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chasethatfeeling.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/for-my-birthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a poem Written by my uncle Who is very special to me and could not have given me a better pr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This is a poem<br />
Written by my uncle<br />
Who is very special to me and could not have given me a better present!</p>
<p>DARCIE<br />
(My first niece, a truly beautiful person)</p>
<p>Your beauty is only one aspect<br />
Your intelligence is only one too<br />
But deep down inside the SOUL we call Darcie<br />
Is a beautiful person which is you</p>
<p>You&#8217;re a credit to your perfect mother<br />
and the rest of your family and friends<br />
Today yes you become an adult<br />
So unfortunately this is where childhood ends!!</p>
<p>If attributes is what makes a person<br />
Then you&#8217;re 100% in my score<br />
You dont judge, you just love unconditionally<br />
Where i stand, what Uncle needs more?</p>
<p>But to save going on like an old fart<br />
Hopefully make you smile on your special day<br />
Enjoy all the love that surrounds you<br />
And ill finish with one thing to say</p>
<p>You&#8217;re smart and confident and able<br />
The rest of the world at your feet<br />
As an adult certain things are expected<br />
But not a challenge i think you can&#8217;t meet</p>
<p>So be bold, be careful, be confident<br />
Not an issue i think you should dodge<br />
And know that today and forever<br />
You can call on me, your Uncle Nodge</p>
<p>xxxxoooo</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Amazing right?<br />
One of the most heartfelt, beautiful gifts i have ever been given<br />
It&#8217;s perfect for me as i love poetry<br />
And this pretty much outshines most tangible gifts i got<br />
As this will last a lifetime, because it&#8217; love</p>
<p> <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>&#160;</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Something from the past.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/something-from-the-past/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/something-from-the-past/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Queste poche parole le misi in fila qualche mese fa, in un periodo decisamente strano della mia vita]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Queste poche parole le misi in fila qualche mese fa, in un periodo decisamente strano della mia vita, quando ogni strada sembrava portare in nessun luogo, e la mia più grande paura era il rimanere fermo e statico.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><big>&#8220;Lacera gli istanti leggeri, questo pensiero<br />
Affollandosi, insieme alla ridda di inspiegabili vittorie,<br />
Volando ad ali chiuse sopra un oceano di probabilità inesistenti,<br />
Venero l’improvvisa, amara fioritura che la consapevolezza<br />
Instilla in me.<br />
Ed è un inconcepibile fantasia,<br />
L’incontro della nostra presenza sotto una luna proibita<br />
Dove l’unica sfida rimasta è contesa ai nostri occhi<br />
Dalla passione che rifulge attimi<br />
In cui cogli l’inconcepibile essenza<br />
Di un bacio.&#8221;</big></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/nebulosa_rossa_spazio.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-89" title="nebulosa_rossa_spazio" src="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/nebulosa_rossa_spazio.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[не искам да я търся]]></title>
<link>http://bamfi.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc-%d0%b4%d0%b0-%d1%8f-%d1%82%d1%8a%d1%80%d1%81%d1%8f/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bamfi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bamfi.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%bc-%d0%b4%d0%b0-%d1%8f-%d1%82%d1%8a%d1%80%d1%81%d1%8f/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[най-лесно се пише за жени казвам му аз в незапомнения ми сън от фрагменти и цялости докато той ме пи]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>най-лесно се пише за жени<br />
казвам му аз<br />
в незапомнения ми сън<br />
от фрагменти и цялости<br />
докато той ме пита<br />
дали може да се изкъпе вкъщи<br />
нямам нищо против<br />
разбира се</p>
<p>ergo<br />
хетеросексуалните жени<br />
най-често пишат за себе си<br />
придават си смисъл<br />
история части<br />
мисли</p>
<p>излъгах<br />
всъщност това е реплика<br />
която ми хрумва по-късно<br />
хрумва ми днес<br />
докато чета стихосбирка<br />
часове след като я откривам<br />
в книжарницата</p>
<p>чува се или гласът ми<br />
или насекомикс<br />
миленита рейдиохед<br />
става ясно коя е</p>
<p>днес трябва да кажа<br />
защо обичам поезията<br />
на испански<br />
половин час след<br />
първото кафе за деня<br />
четвърт час след като<br />
пиша в тефтера си че<br />
главата ми я няма<br />
ако я търся<br />
може би ще я намеря<br />
но не искам</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Exogenesi #1: Quattro stelle e le loro fantastiche luci.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/exogenesi-1-quattro-stelle-e-le-loro-fantastiche-luci/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/exogenesi-1-quattro-stelle-e-le-loro-fantastiche-luci/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Exogenesi. Quale è il vero significato di questa oscura ed arcana parola? Per quale motivo lo utiliz]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Exogenesi.</p>
<p>Quale è il vero significato di questa oscura ed arcana parola?</p>
<p>Per quale motivo lo utilizzo come il nome dietro al quale mi nascondo scrivendo su questo spazio virtuale?</p>
<p>Per me l&#8217;exogenesi riassume in se la crescita e la concezione di ogni pensiero e di ogni idea. Infatti ogni singolo evento che io vivo, proveniente quindi dalle sensazioni esterne, lo riealaboro e da vita, dal fuori, alle mie sensazione interne, i miei pensieri. Breve e semplice spiegazione.</p>
<p><a href="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/406567main_image_1527_946-710.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-80" title="406567main_image_1527_946-710" src="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/406567main_image_1527_946-710.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="373" /></a></p>
<p>Il primo argomento che ho intenzione di trattare al riguardo è legato ad una serie di strani ma alquanto fortunati eventi. Una delle tante conseguenze derivanti dall&#8217;occupazione del Plinio Seniore è degna di dare ispirazione ad uno scritto. Si tratta della nascita di alcuni legami assolutamente strani ed importanti, si tratta della nascita di alcuni legami assolutamente imprevedibili e sconvolgenti.</p>
<p>Parlo di un sorriso, parlo di una naturalezza, parlo di una schiettezza, parlo di una bellezza assolutamente fuori dal comune.</p>
<p>Le varie stelle che proiettano sulla nostra terra l&#8217;ombra sfuocata di tali qualità sono 4 fantastici astri che nell&#8217;ultima settimana sono riusciti a farmi capire, vivendoli quotidianamente, come la vita può essere varia, come è facile uscire fuori dagli schemi e fuori dalla normale concezione del tempo.</p>
<p>Quindi ringrazio per le risate, ringrazio per i sorrisi, ringrazio per i dubbi e per le sicurezze, ringrazio per ogni singolo raggio di luce proveniente da queste quattro magnifiche stelle, ma non mi fermerò qui, voglio anche riflettere e far riflettere sull&#8217;unicità di tali prepotenti raggi di luce.</p>
<p>Partiamo dal sorriso. Il sorriso ha un potere assolutamente portentoso. Chi sempre sorride spesso viene etichettato come stolto, come idiota, ma in realtà il vero genio è colui capace di sorridere dal dentro in ogni situazione. Chi riesce a mantenere la luce sul suo volto in ogni momento, anche in quelli più tristi, è capace di rivoluzionare il mondo. Il sorriso permette al pari dello sguardo di relazionarsi con la più intima dimensione di ogni persona, permette di dar fuoco con il proprio calore e di dar vita alla scintilla che da fuoco alla passione a all&#8217;amore.</p>
<p>La naturalezza. Ecco un&#8217;altra qualità capace di rivoluzionare il mondo intero, ma non nel contenuto quanto nella sua forma. Una persona che riesce ad esser naturale in ogni sua reazione è una persona che a volte può esser ingenua, può quindi essere fraintesa come debole e di conseguenza dar via libera agli opportunisti. Ma la vera naturalezza, come quella risplendente dall&#8217;astro che mi ha realmente accecato, è una naturalezza capace di autodifendersi. Una naturalezza che per la sua velocità di risposta e di fantasia risulta essere fantasticamente amabile.</p>
<p>La schiettezza. Differenza dalla naturalezza trattata sopra? La schiettezza non agisce sulla forma del mondo ma sulla sua sostanza. Mi spiego meglio, ogni azione e ogni reazione, ispirata dalla schiettezza, brucia in un istante ogni possibile barrirera di pregiudizio e preconcetto dando vita ad una sostanza che trascende dalla forma irreale che le maschere che popolano il mondo. La schiettezza che contraddistingue tale luce è una schiettezza che mette in ombra ogni paura e ogni vergogna, offrendo al mondo la reale essenza delle cose.</p>
<p>Last but not least: La vera Bellezza.</p>
<p>Non mi considero nemmeno lontanamente degno di poter parlare della bellezza in sè stessa. Per quanto io possa essere superbo e considerarmi un bell&#8217;uomo sono assolutamente scioccato da come la vera Bellezza si presenti nella nostra realtà. La  vera Bellezza infatti non ha bisogno di spiegazioni, non ha bisogno di lunghi discorsi senza né capo né coda, ha bisogno di un&#8217;unica cosa: della naturalezza dell&#8217;espressione. E la naturalezza dell&#8217;espressione dalla sua parte riassume tutta la dimensione teorica in un istante di realizzazione pratica. In poche parole chi appartiene alla vera Bellezza è capace di trasmettere sensazioni e sentimenti in un istante di tempo alternativo al normale continum spaziotemporale. Hai l&#8217;abilità di fermare il tempo e di far intuire in un secondo ciò che non può esser concepito nell&#8217;eternità.</p>
<p>Sia ben chiaro, nessuno può aspirare alla vera bellezza se non chi effettivamente appartiene alla reale natura delle cose. La bellezza è la Dea delle virtù.</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Home, sweet home]]></title>
<link>http://elleinesselle.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/homesweethome/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lacey Riddler</dc:creator>
<guid>http://elleinesselle.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/homesweethome/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving again. Who doesn&#8217;t love the idea of it? The idea, that is. Up until probably last]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Thanksgiving again. Who doesn&#8217;t love the idea of it? The idea, that is. Up until probably last week we were all excited to see distant relatives again, have a sit down meal and really get to catch up.</p>
<p>However, by now, a weekend of crowded grocery shopping, insane parking lots, nagging family members, traditions to follow, and an insanely large menu to be cooked all within the span of one or two days?</p>
<p>Yeah. I logged on SL too. &#60;3</p>
<p>So! A shopping spree later, and I feel all better! Plastik&#8217;s Bael Special Edition skins are absolutely amazing. As you&#8217;ve probably seen, I&#8217;m always pale as the undriven snow, but these had such an amazing glow and vitality to them that I couldn&#8217;t resist, and the makeup options had me agonizing over which to choose for an hour. They come with three different sets of her artfully created elf ears, all matching perfectly, and an interesting set of eyes. The original version had the right eye blacked out on an eye layer, and a white contact for the left, but I&#8217;m a sucker for Poetic&#8217;s eyes still, so I just shifted the contact to the right and colored it black.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2786/4126709348_27e021f4bc_o.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22" title="Thanksgiving 01" src="http://elleinesselle.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/thanksgiving-final-01.jpg" alt="Family = stress" width="507" height="724" /></a></p>
<p>Cause who, cooking thanksgiving dinner, hasn&#8217;t decided that running outside is more enjoyable at one point or another?</p>
<p>The new Miel boots gave such a delicate look to the whole ensemble, as well as the airy feeling of the skirt, so I threw on a few dark, rich colors to get the feeling of Thanksgiving in. It really is a lovely time of year, even with the stress!</p>
<p>So, no matter what your family does, or how they irritate you, just remember. There are more shoes in SL to be bought.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4125939351_629d6d1566_o.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23" title="Thanksgiving 02" src="http://elleinesselle.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/thanksgiving-final-02.jpg" alt="Oh for the love of Miel." width="390" height="294" /></a></p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Skin &#8211; Bael Special Edition &#8211; Fuk &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plastik/113/161/135" target="_blank">Plastik</a></p>
<p>Hair &#8211; Green &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Maitreya%20Isle/177/175/23" target="_blank">Maitreya</a></p>
<p>Eyes &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Strata/80/195/903" target="_blank">Poetic</a></p>
<p>Sweater &#8211; Ballet Sweater &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Friday/154/127/32">Fri.day</a></p>
<p>Skirt &#8211; Chifone &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/ONJUKU/106/39/23" target="_blank">Oyakin</a></p>
<p>Leggings &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/SWITCH/192/65/36" target="_blank">Niniko</a></p>
<p>Shoes &#8211; <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cupcake/240/208/37" target="_blank">Miel</a></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Storia di un RagazzoSenzaNome, parte n°2]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/storia-di-un-ragazzosenzanome-parte-n%c2%b02/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/storia-di-un-ragazzosenzanome-parte-n%c2%b02/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quartiere residenziale ben messo, sarà l&#8217;una e mezza di notte, non c&#8217;è un anima in giro.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Quartiere residenziale ben messo, sarà l&#8217;una e mezza di notte, non c&#8217;è un anima in giro. I giardini antistanti le case sono tutti ben tenuti, sembra quasi siano stati livellati al millimetro; l&#8217;immondizia è ben disposta nei secchi, pronti per esser ritirati di li a poco. Tutte le luci spente, non un alito di vento, escludendo un lumicino rosso che si perde tra i lembi del mantello notte, mosso dalla mano di un solitario ragazzo che tira regolarmente dalla sua sigaretta, avaro di minuti di non vita, avaro di un vizio come un altro..</p>
<p><em>Non voglio lacrime, non voglio pianti, non voglio niente. </em></p>
<p><em>Voglio semplicemente uno di quegli splendidi sorrisi che irradia nell&#8217;atmosfera una delle luci più pure che io abbia mai percepito.<br />
Ed a volte è per quel sorriso che tanto amiamo, per quello scherzo che tanto ambiamo, che tocca abbandonare ogni cosa, rinunciare al nostro sogno, al nostro desiderio, ormai proibito.<br />
Perchè questo fottutissimo mondo è fatto così, perchè più che bestemmiare e pestare i piedi altro non possiamo fare se non essere consapevoli e realmenti disposti al bene.<br />
Ed  allora il discorso trova massime inesauribili, composte da perbenismo esasperato all&#8217;ultima potenza, che alla fine porta sempre allo stesso dogma finale. &#8220;Tutto il bene possibile con il minor male possibile.&#8221;<br />
Ciò conduce ad un discorso logicamente ineccepibile, che guida, passando per i tortuosi sentieri del dubbio e per le maledette paludi dell&#8217;indecisione, ad arrivare ad un&#8217;unica, fantastica, soluzione. </em></p>
<p><em>Il sacrificio. Sacrum Facere. Rendere sacro.</em></p>
<p><em>Santificare quindi, un gesto, un segno, con la vera volontà di ottenere ciò che di più puro esiste. Un tuo sorriso. </em></p>
<p><em>E la ridda inarrestabile di pensieri, che troppo spesso capisci di non poter fermare nemmeno con un giro sfortunato di roulette russa, indebolisce il tuo animo e la tua volontà, come una parete rocciosa esposta al vento e alle intemperie, rendendo il tuo nobile gesto ancor più difficile di quanto sembra.</em></p>
<p><em>Perchè ogni sacrificio viene fatto con il sorriso sulle labbra e il cuore gonfio di gioia e rancore.</em></p>
<p><em>Ecco perchè sono partito.</em></p>
<p>Il ragazzo si allontana camminando lentamente, l&#8217;aria della notte è ferma e stagnante, nulla si muove oltre le lunghe siepi del quartiere residenziale, metà di un pellegrinaggio notturno in onore di dio, dell&#8217;amore.</p>
<p><em>Spero tu stia sorridendo.</em></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Favorite Poets and Poems]]></title>
<link>http://lesliesimpson.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/favorite-poets-and-poems/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lesliesimpson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lesliesimpson.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/favorite-poets-and-poems/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here is a list of my favorite poets and lines from some of my favorite poems.  I find inspiration in]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#e080e4;">Here is a list of my favorite poets and lines from some of my favorite poems.  I find inspiration in their words.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#e080e4;"><strong> <span style="color:#c570c8;">Emily Dickinson:</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>PROUD of my broken heart since thou didst break it,</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>Proud of the pain I did not feel til thee.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#e080e4;"><strong> <span style="color:#c570c8;"> William Shakespeare:</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>All the world&#8217;s a stage,</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>And all the men and women merely players:</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>They have their exits and their entrances.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#e080e4;"><strong> <span style="color:#c570c8;"> Pablo Neruda:</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>My life grows tired, hungry to no purpose.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>I love what I do not have.  You are so far.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#e080e4;"><strong> <span style="color:#c570c8;"> Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>TELL me not in mournful numbers,</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>Life is but an empty dream! -</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>For the soul is dead that slumbers, </em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>And things are not what they seem.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#e080e4;"><strong> <span style="color:#c570c8;"> William Ernest Henley:</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>It matters not how strait the gate, </em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>How charged with punishments the scroll,</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>I am the master of my fate:</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><em>I am the captain of my soul.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#e080e4;">I have always been a fan of poetry and writing my own poems.  Leave a comment and let me know what your favorite poems and poets are.  I&#8217;d love to find new poetry to read.</span></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Pic 445]]></title>
<link>http://freebornjohn.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/pic-445/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>freebornjohn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://freebornjohn.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/pic-445/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[445 &nbsp; &#8220;The other argument for war, that Saddam&#8217;s evil is proved by his war against ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">
<div id="attachment_3505" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://freebornjohn.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/445.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3505    " title="445" src="http://freebornjohn.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/445.jpg?w=300" alt="445" width="300" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">445</p></div>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>&#8220;The other argument for war, that Saddam&#8217;s evil is proved by his war against Iran and his treatment of Kurds, is poetic in its hypocrisy. It&#8217;s true he did both those things but we were backing him at the time. The Americans shot down a civilian Iranian plane, vetoed a United Nations resolution condemning the attacks on the Kurds and dismissed anyone who pointed out this barbarism.&#8221; -  <strong>Mark Steel</strong></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Fragilità e fiori.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/fragilita-e-fiori/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/fragilita-e-fiori/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La fragilità mette in dubbio l&#8217;agire. Improvvisamente ti ritrovi in una situazione di stallo, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>La fragilità mette in dubbio l&#8217;agire. Improvvisamente ti ritrovi in una situazione di stallo, ciò che hai per le mani rischia di sfuggirti via e  rischi di perder ogni cosa come fumo nel vento.</p>
<p>Ogni errore, ogni piccolo sbaglio, non puoi chiamarlo esperienza, o meglio, sarà esperienza in un futuro, ma per ora è solo un altro fottutissimo errore. E ti accorgi allora di odiare il mondo, ma di amarlo nello stesso momento, di voler bestemmiare contro il cielo fino ad udire il tuo grido diventare silenzio e lacrime.</p>
<p>È in momenti come questi che senti di non poter essere compreso, di essere ormai solo nella tua lotta contro il nulla.</p>
<p>E allora bestemmia. Fermati. Rifletti. Ama. Odia. Vivi. Piangi. Fuma. Bevi. Leggi. Parla. Arrenditi. Muori. Rinasci.</p>
<p>Mordi la tua coda in un eterno circolo vizioso.</p>
<p>La crescita è una fioritura amara. Ogni dolore, ogni errore, lo paghi sulla tua pelle con la sofferenza che aiuterà il bocciolo della tua ingenuità a crescere e a dar vita al magnifico fiore della tua cosapevolezza.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[I Cried. ]]></title>
<link>http://irrevocableflaws.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/i-cried/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>irrevocableflaws</dc:creator>
<guid>http://irrevocableflaws.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/i-cried/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I cried so hard I couldn’t stop My chest was so tight I felt like I couldn’t breath My throat was so]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I cried so hard I couldn’t stop<br />
My chest was so tight I felt like I couldn’t breath<br />
My throat was so full of anger I felt like I couldn’t speak<br />
I dropped to the floor, put my head between my knees<br />
Never in my whole life have I ever felt this weak<br />
I just wanted to leave, find somewhere I could hide<br />
No one will ever know how hard I cried.</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Black tears on cruel passion.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/black-tears-on-cruel-passion/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/black-tears-on-cruel-passion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Questa è un vecchio scritto..Per ora è perfetto.. Black tears on cruel passion &#8220;Wipe off Masca]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Questa è un vecchio scritto..Per ora è perfetto..</p>
<h1 style="text-align:center;">Black tears on cruel passion</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>&#8220;Wipe off Mascara tears on your face<br />
Clean your eyes, black of sorrow and desolation<br />
Black tears, mark of the death of a love.<br />
Close your eyes, let your dreams<br />
in this new golden dawn.<br />
My thoughts of you muted<br />
Into unrestrainable river of hope<br />
Let me understand that<br />
This world is written by our eyes.<br />
So dream again, falling again<br />
like a leaf on this sacred ground,<br />
Lost again in this cruel passion.&#8221;</strong>﻿</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/held_by_nothing_by_damnengine.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-68" title="held_by_nothing_by_damnengine" src="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/held_by_nothing_by_damnengine.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="495" /></a></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Ruthlessness]]></title>
<link>http://wormboy.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/ruthlessness/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wormboy</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wormboy.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/ruthlessness/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to be truly ruthless? To have no remorse for anyone? To do what must be done as qu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>What does it mean to be truly ruthless?</p>
<p>To have no remorse for anyone?</p>
<p>To do what must be done as quickly and efficiently as possible?</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>What do you do when their is nothing left for you to destroy?</p>
<p>What if your heart was machinized?</p>
<p>Is that what it would means to be truly ruthless?</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>If you were to laugh at the merciful souls who gave you everything; would that be ruthless?</p>
<p>What if you were to break someones heart, would that be ruthless?</p>
<p>What if you showed no remorse for anyone at all, not even yourself, is that the way to become truly ruthless?</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[The House on Mango Street]]></title>
<link>http://ra763.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/the-house-on-mango-street-2/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Debbie Larsen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ra763.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/the-house-on-mango-street-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Author: Cisneros, Sandra Title: The House on Mango Street Genre: multicultural fiction Publication D]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://park-204.wikispaces.com/file/view/0679734775.jpg/32370057&#38;imgrefurl=https://park-204.wikispaces.com/Shannen%2BO%27Ryan-%2BThe%2BHouse%2Bon%2BMango%2BStreet&#38;usg=__rIIletbeMtDAVboG6QUM9hLHNwI=&#38;h=400&#38;w=260&#38;sz=20&#38;hl=en&#38;start=3&#38;tbnid=eAuTlDRis2ZtmM:&#38;tbnh=124&#38;tbnw=81&#38;prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhouse%2Bon%2Bmango%2Bstreet%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den"><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:eAuTlDRis2ZtmM:https://park-204.wikispaces.com/file/view/0679734775.jpg/32370057" alt="" width="69" height="106" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Author</strong>: Cisneros, Sandra</p>
<p><strong>Title</strong>: The House on Mango Street</p>
<p><strong>Genre</strong>: multicultural fiction</p>
<p><strong>Publication</strong> <strong>Date</strong>: 1984</p>
<p><strong>Geographical Setting</strong>: Chicago</p>
<p><strong>Time Period:</strong> 1980s</p>
<p><strong>Series:</strong> no</p>
<p><strong>Plot Summary:</strong> Esperanza Cordero is an 11-year-old Mexican American girl growing up in a shabby apartment in the barrio of Chicago. She dreams of someday moving to an actual house with a yard – her version of the American dream. But first she must escape the oppressive environment around her, full of poverty, violence, fear, and disregard for women. She watches as a beloved aunt dies from illness, friends are married off before they reach eighth grade, and others stay trapped in their homes because they cannot speak English or they cannot go outside without their husband’s permission. Her only hope is to work hard in school and stay out of trouble. As a friend’s aunt reminds her, however, “When you leave, you must remember to come back for the others… you can’t erase what you know. You can’t forget who you are.”</p>
<p>The book is made up of short stories and lyrical prose that tell an overall story. Written in first person, the narration is childlike, telling the stories of Esperanza&#8217;s friends, family, and neighbors through her 11-year-old eyes. Cisneros writes thoughtful descriptions of Esperanza’s colorful neighborhood and the people who live in it. The stories are told like memories—not following a linear plot. Instead, readers get an inside look at what it is like to grow up poor and Hispanic in a big city. The mood is earnest, sad, yet hopeful, with an unresolved ending that you hope turns out well.</p>
<p><strong>Appeal Terms:</strong> personal, nuanced, spare, simple, nonlinear, first person narration, moving, poetic, lyrical, vivid, innocent, coming of age story, character centered, intergenerational, descriptive, urban, unpretentious, colorful, serious, thoughtful, female empowerment in a male dominated culture, inspiring, Mexican American immigrant experience, violent, set in Chicago, unresolved ending</p>
<p><strong>Subject Headings: </strong>Mexican American fiction – immigrant experience<strong> – </strong>home – memories – family and relationships – poverty – physical abuse – rape – short stories – adolescence – Latino neighborhoods of Chicago – female empowerment</p>
<p><strong>Three Terms that Best Describe the Book: </strong>vivid imagery, coming-of-age story, immigrant experience</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Three Nonfiction Titles:</strong></p>
<p><em>Barrio: Photographs from Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village</em> by Paul D’Amato<br />
- A collection of 90 images taken of life on the streets and in the homes of the Mexican American communities of Pilsen and Little Village.</p>
<p><em>Home: The Blueprint of Our Lives </em>edited by John Edwards<br />
- A collection of brief, evocative personal essays and <em>photographs</em> from 60 contributors—some famous, some not—about the houses they remember and family relationships.</p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>The Latin Deli: Telling the Lives of Barrio Women</em> by Judith Ortiz Cofer<br />
- An autobiographical assortment of essays and poems</p>
<p><strong>Three Fiction Titles:</strong></p>
<p><em>How the Garcia Girls Lost Their</em> <em>Accents</em> by Julia Alvarez<br />
- The story of four sisters who must adjust to life in America after having to flee from the Dominican Republic</p>
<p><em>Flight and Other Stories</em> by Jose Skinner<br />
- Realistic stories about <em>Latinos</em> living in the American Southwest</p>
<p><em>Migrations and Other</em> <em>Stories</em> by Lisa Hernandez<br />
- Short stories present the life, loves, and predicaments of very different Chicana women in America.</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Dear Jonathon (Special Edition)]]></title>
<link>http://musingsofahighschoolvampire.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/dear-jonathon-special-edition/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jonathon8</dc:creator>
<guid>http://musingsofahighschoolvampire.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/dear-jonathon-special-edition/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[[Jonathon8's favorite queries from unsuspecting Twitter and Facebook followers - for your (and his) ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[[Jonathon8's favorite queries from unsuspecting Twitter and Facebook followers - for your (and his) ]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA["Εν αρχη ην ο Λογος."]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/%ce%b5%ce%bd-%ce%b1%cf%81%cf%87%ce%b7-%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%bf-%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%b3%ce%bf%cf%82/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/%ce%b5%ce%bd-%ce%b1%cf%81%cf%87%ce%b7-%ce%b7%ce%bd-%ce%bf-%ce%bb%ce%bf%ce%b3%ce%bf%cf%82/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Sono la fine di tutto e l&#8217;inizio del nulla, in me convivono luce ed ombra in egual part]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#ffffff;">&#8220;Sono la fine di tutto e l&#8217;inizio del nulla, in me convivono luce ed ombra in egual parte. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Sono l&#8217;implacabile fine, ciò che può porre termine ad ogni istante in nessun tempo.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Sono l&#8217;irresistibile inizio, che con un morso concede l&#8217;illusiva coscienza d&#8217;essere un qualcosa.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Sono l&#8217;inzio di tutto e la fine di nulla, in me convivono luce ed ombra in egual parte.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Rappresento i sussurri che non hai mai udito, e le parole che non hai mai pronunciato,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Siamo insieme per renderti partecipe alla Verità. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Siamo la vita e la morte intrecciate come due piante, l&#8217;una che trae il sostentamento dall&#8217;altra.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Siamo qui e in nessun luogo in ogni e nessun momento,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Perchè il tempo non ci appartiene e noi non apparteniamo a lui,</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Perchè lo spazio non ci contiene e noi non conteniamo lui.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Ora muori, e lascia il tuo corpo risorgere ancora un&#8217;altra volta, </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ffffff;">Concedi al tuo soffio di caricarsi e rifocillarsi nell&#8217;onirico mondo del Non-essere.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-60" title="eclipse" src="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/eclipse.jpg" alt="eclipse" width="497" height="460" /><br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><br />
</span></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Writing on Codeine]]></title>
<link>http://noahlederman.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/writing-on-codeine/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Noah Lederman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://noahlederman.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/writing-on-codeine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I’ve always read that the brilliant artists were on drugs. Absinthe made Van Gogh hallucinate helpin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I’ve always read that the brilliant artists were on drugs. Absinthe made Van Gogh hallucinate helping paint those halos imbued in his work, Kerouac found his spontaneous prose with marijuana, and LSD invented the ‘60s. Now, I’m not much for any of that stuff—smoke makes me cough, dust makes me sneeze, and I’m on enough pills for asthma as it is, so who needs it? I always thought I’d be a writer influenced only by the soundness of mind.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>But right now, because of the aforementioned asthma, my doctor prescribed me Hycodan syrup for this persistent cough. Hycodan is laced with codeine. Today is the first time I will publish some words under the influence of mind-altering manna. My one teaspoon every eight hours will determine for me if drugs truly can elevate the poetic and philosophical and “in the zone” thinking that has left a powerful stain in the arts. I’m going to try and become Woodstock. (Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any of the content in this post and if you happen to find me driving an automobile, do stay away from me).</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Poetic: (Please click on the link “Poetry,” which you will find on the right. I’m not in the mood right now to be poetic. I did, however, just smash my guitar and burned in effigy a picture of the captain who crashed the Titanic).</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Philosophical: The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and lightning bug. (This is actually Mark Twain’s quote, but I figure the difference between thinking and taking is the difference between caring and the Internet).</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>In the zone: I’ll let you know when I find it. Maybe I’ll tweet it out. But if it’s more than 140 characters, then forget it.</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Apatia.]]></title>
<link>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/apatia/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>exogenesi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/apatia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nero e freddo è lo sfondo dell&#8217;apatia, niente emoziona questa vita che fugge irrimediabilmente]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nero e freddo è lo sfondo dell&#8217;apatia, niente emoziona questa vita che fugge irrimediabilmente via.</p>
<p>Hell will soon be frozen over.</p>
<p>Apostasia di dolci intenti, abiura di colore e calore, momenti di eclisse della calda luce dell&#8217;agire.</p>
<p>Hell will soon be frozen over.</p>
<p>Perso nel tempo ritrovi il tormento di fragili emozioni che non nutrono passioni.</p>
<p>Your heart will break his seal. Your heart will spread light across the universe.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-55" title="Dark river to Antares" src="http://exogenesi.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dark-river-to-antares.jpg" alt="Dark river to Antares" width="497" height="372" /></p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[Kwarto]]></title>
<link>http://praningatparanoid.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/kwarto/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tinaboii</dc:creator>
<guid>http://praningatparanoid.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/kwarto/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lot of things happened. Too busy with too many stuff. * I just realized that there&#8217;s still a p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Lot of things happened. Too busy with too many stuff.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>I just realized that there&#8217;s still a part of you left in me. I don&#8217;t exactly know when I can be free from you at last, not even sure if I can be free from you at all. I&#8217;m not actually certain if I&#8217;m gonna be happy when that day finally comes. Let&#8217;s just see.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>You are everywhere. It just makes me feel that we&#8217;re still worlds apart. Boo you. Boo destiny. Haha.</p>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
