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Nøgleordssky, Forfattersky, Nøgleordsspejl
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Kommet til
Feb 20, 2009
Real Name
Jane
About My Library
Avid reader - fiction and non-fiction.
Hate romance. Love crime.
Love buying secondhand.
Love my public library.

I've given so many books away over the years, either to friends or to charity shops. I don't usually give my non-fiction away now but I haven't listed all the books I use for teaching English. I don't usually list the fiction I read except for those very special books.
Actually, I do now list some fiction as sometimes I forget what I've read of a particular author!
About Me
Avid reader and gardener.
Retired proofreader and writing advisor for university students.
Have taught in China, Sri Lanka and Libya.
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The Library Ticket (by me)

This orange passport
Like an envelope, well-addressed
Slotted into her life
Pages fell open

The central spine
Was fraying, tearing
Like an offspring pulling away
Adolescence

A ticket to her own mind
Its secrets locked like a story
Until escape
At the final chapter

I wrote this poem at a poetry writing day (believe it or not) at the Friend's Centre in Brighton, sometime in the early 90's. I was an Adult Literary Skills and an ESOL tutor there for several years. The poem is in memory of my very first library membership: Charleston Library, Lower Kersal, Salford. Sadly, this place is no more. It's where I first read Nancy Drew books in my late primary and then early teenage years. Born 1954.

Sent poem to Voices for the Library
Published on their site at
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/?s=the+library+ticket

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What Kind of Reader Are You? from
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_kind_of_reader_are_you

My Result: Literate Good Citizen
"You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you're not nerdy about it. You've read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two".

Result Breakdown:
93% Literate Good Citizen
84% Dedicated Reader
84% Book Snob
70% Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
7% Fad Reader
0% Non-Reader

Do I believe this?

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