THIS IS ME!!! - Um grande canção do filme "The Greatest Showman", cantada por Keala Settle

Deixo outro vídeo, com menos glamour mas igualmente emotivo, desta música:

"A Leitora" por António Ramos Rosa

Leopold Carl Müller, 1834-1892

A Leitora

A leitora abre o espaço num sopro subtil. 
Lê na violência e no espanto da brancura. 
Principia apaixonada, de surpresa em surpresa. 
Ilumina e inunda e dissemina de arco em arco. 
Ela fala com as pedras do livro, com as sílabas da sombra. 

Ela adere à matéria porosa, à madeira do vento. 
Desce pelos bosques como uma menina descalça. 
Aproxima-se das praias onde o corpo se eleva 
em chama de água. Na imaculada superfície 
ou na espessura latejante, despe-se das formas, 

branca no ar. É um torvelinho harmonioso, 
um pássaro suspenso. A terra ergue-se inteira 
na sede obscura de palavras verticais. 
A água move-se até ao seu princípio puro. 
O poema é um arbusto que não cessa de tremer. 

António Ramos Rosa, in "Volante Verde" 

A poesia é confissão / Poetry is confession

Natalia Ciobanu

«Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private...»

Allen Ginsberg

"Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story": a minha review.

"Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story", de Debbie Tung , foi-me cedido pela Netgalley e pelo editor para que eu fizesse uma apreciação honesta deste livro. Não há de momento edição em português. Publiquei a minha opinião na Amazon e no Goodreads com 5/5 estrelas e a seguinte "review":

Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story is a comic book by Debbie Tung about a girl growing to accept her introversion as a feature instead of a flaw.

This book is SO me! I've always been an introvert and I used to feel inadequate. Now I'm older and ok with it. It's who I am and I know there is nothing wrong with it.

The author of this book really understands introverts, she must be one. Her portrait of introverts is accurate. The comics are short and to the point. The drawings are simple, in black and white and very expressive. They convey well, and without the help of much text, the message.

This is a good reading for introverts: it demystifies introversion. (I smiled as I recognized myself in some funny situations, I felt understood).

It's also a good book for extroverts who want to understand introverts. (I already told my husband, who is an extrovert, to read this book so he understands me better).

Yet, don't think that introverts don't like people, they do. They just get tired and drained after some time around people. They need some time alone.

There is another quirk to which I relate to the main character: I'm also a bookworm. I love to stay home with my kids, my husband, and my dogs. And also alone, in my corner, reading my books and recharging batteries.

I received this book as an eARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Um poema de amor de Fernando Pessoa para o Dia dos Namorados

Fernando Vicente

O amor, quando se revela,
Não se sabe revelar.
Sabe bem olhar p'ra ela,
Mas não lhe sabe falar.

Quem quer dizer o que sente
Não sabe o que há de dizer.
Fala: parece que mente
Cala: parece esquecer

Ah, mas se ela adivinhasse,
Se pudesse ouvir o olhar,
E se um olhar lhe bastasse
Pr'a saber que a estão a amar!

Mas quem sente muito, cala;
Quem quer dizer quanto sente
Fica sem alma nem fala,
Fica só, inteiramente!

Mas se isto puder contar-lhe
O que não lhe ouso contar,
Já não terei que falar-lhe
Porque lhe estou a falar.

Fernando Pessoa

A contadora de histórias / The storyteller

Hugues Merle (1823–1881)

"A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions as it has readers. Everyone takes what he wants or can from it and thus changes it to his measure. Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight. A story must have some points of contact with the reader to make him feel at home in it. Only then can he accept wonders.”

John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent               

"Make a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts": a minha "review"

"Make a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts", de Marilyn McEntyre , foi-me cedido pela Netgalley e pelo editor para que eu fizesse uma apreciação honesta deste livro. Não há de momento edição em português. Publiquei a minha opinião na Amazon e no Goodreads com 3/5 estrelas e a seguinte "review":

A different approach to lists

I always do to-do lists. Lists of Christmas presents to buy. Lists of things to take on vacations. Lists of groceries to buy. I did a list of names when I was to chose my younger daughter. I also have a list of dreams and this Marilyn McEntyre would understand. For her, lists can be much more complex than our daily to-do lists. They therapeutic and a tool for self-discovery.

Lists serve a surprising variety of purposes. Here are a few reasons to make them:
To discover hidden feelings
To name what you want
To clarify your concerns and fears
To notice what you might have missed
To unburden our sorrows
To claim what gives you joy and what you are grateful for

The author presents “rules” or suggestions in list-making to make lists useful, beautiful, and fun.Lists can be a way of opening up “play space". There is a whole section that is an invitation to play with lists.

The book ends with an appendix which suggests several original lists. A good one is "Why children enchant us". I have three children and my list will be endless.:)

This is an entertaining book with several good ideas to inspire us.

I received this book as an eARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

A doce solidão da leitura / The sweet solitude of reading

Mark Arian 

I love the solitude of reading. I love the deep dive into someone else's story, the delicious ache of a last page." 

Naomi Shihab Nye

Porque devemos ler livros de auto-ajuda / Why we should read self-help books

Veja o vídeo de The School of Life, um excelente canal para quem gosta de filosofar sobre a vida:

Não me importava nada de ficar a ler até ganhar raízes :) / Reading all day every day

María Hesse

"The Workplace Writer's Process: A Guide to Getting the Job Done": a minha "review"

"The Workplace Writer's Process: A Guide to Getting the Job Done", de Anne Janzer, foi-me cedido pela Netgalley e pelo editor para que eu fizesse uma apreciação honesta deste livro. Não há de momento edição em português. Publiquei a minha opinião na Amazon e no Goodreads com 5/5 estrelas e a seguinte "review":

"The Workplace Writer’s Process" is not only about writing, it's a book about structure and organization. It teaches how to write for an organization, how to handle those who influence your writing work and how to overcome external and internal obstacles to a text that is useful to the reader.

This is a book for those whose writing is their job but I think it is also useful for those who simply have writing as a hobby. This book teaches you about discipline, time management, the importance of planning and the fabulous idea of "the incubation effect". So true!

Another truth written by this author is about research: "Excessive research is a dangerous form of procrastination". I know it! But it's good to have it explained!

And "Inspiration tends to follow action, not precede it".

In the end, go to Anne Janzer's site and download the worksheets and checklists from the book. And subscribe to her Writing Practices email list. She really gives good advice about writing!

I received this book as an eARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review".

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Feliz Ano Novo!!! / Happy New Year!!!

A tod@s um Feliz Natal!!! / Happy Christmas to everyone!!!

"Christmas Selfie by Shooty"

Uma ilustração de Natal com livros e uma citação de Voltaire

Jenny Nyström

"Um livro aberto é um cérebro que fala;
Fechado, um amigo que espera;
Esquecido, uma alma que perdoa;
Destruído, um coração que chora". 

     
Voltaire