Bookworms. I don't even like the word. Still, it applies to me - I have been one as far back as I can remember and I cannot imagine life otherwise. The truth is that very few things match the pleasure of a good book and the joys, the knowledge it gives you. Don't tell me you don't have time to read. Don't tell me book lovers hide in books and forget to live; comfortable with second-hand experiences. Book lovers live a thousand lives, they write a thousand books, they travel in time and space. Book lovers are scary. They know so much, they have seen the depths of human souls, they have seen the light and touched the darkness, they have an understanding of things other people will never have.

"A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it."
William Styron

Sunday 1 June 2014

Antilamentation by Dorianne Laux

 You can find the original poem here.

Then the students created their own version of it.

Regret nothing
The moments you spent with him
The nights that left you sleepless
The feelings that he caused on you
The arguments and smiles you had together

Regret nothing
The strange jokes that you made
The times you were upset for no reason
The night he cuddled you to sleep
All the smiles on his face

Regret nothing
The days  you didn't follow her advice
The days you came home crying and she just hugged you
All the times you yelled at her
All the times that you told her "I love you"

Regret nothing
The days you fell asleep with him
The moments when you didn't want to see him
Everything he taught you

And don't regret being proud of him.

Work by Ariana Fernandes and Daniela Galvão 
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