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Leslie

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Leslie’s Quotes

“I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.

(This quote is probably wrongly attributed to Sylvia Plath)”
― Sylvia Plath

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“Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time.”
― W.S. Merwin

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“Today is the first of August. It is hot, steamy and wet. It is raining. I am tempted to write a poem. But I remember what it said on one rejection slip: After a heavy rainfall, poems titled RAIN pour in from across the nation.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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Leslie’s Groups

Indie Lit Awards Poetry — 3 members — last activity Mar 18, 2012 09:23AM
Where the members of the Indie Lit Awards Committee for Poetry can gather and discuss how to promote the awards, the nominations, and discuss the nomi ...more

FridayReads — 73 members — last activity May 02, 2011 11:40AM
A global reading event that takes place across the web! We originally began on Twitter, but we have expanded to Facebook, Tumblr and now GoodReads! Or ...more

Literary Escapism — 221 members — last activity Apr 04, 2014 03:30PM
Welcome to my alternate reality. Escaping into new worlds, meeting new characters and exploring different societies is the only way we have of leaving ...more

Book Bloggers — 43 members — last activity Mar 23, 2012 06:34AM
This group is reserved for book bloggers who are interested in the business side of blogging. Here we will share ideas and have conversations about bo ...more

The Classics Club — 244 members — last activity Jul 02, 2023 12:46PM
This group is made up of members of the Classics Book Club. Members who happen to be part of Goodreads can meet here to share links, post reviews, etc ...more

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