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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

December 23, 2023 at 12:38pm
December 23, 2023 at 12:38pm
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Prompt: Book-reading Goals
The New Year is approaching and typically we think about personal goals. My question to you is about books on your bucket list to read. Do you make a list of books to read in the beginning of a new year? Like Goodreads has a reading challenge, 30 books in a year, just for example, do you challenge yourself to read more?


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No, I don't make any lists for the year because I never know what that year will bring while in progress. I only make to-do lists for the day I'm in.

I pledge in Goodreads a certain number of books for each year. One year, 2018, I pledged 100 books and ended up reading 133. That was my record year.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/stats/3637965-joy-cagil

For 2023, I pledged 30 and. as of today, I'm at 32. This is partly due to my eyesight not being as good as it used to be. Also, I have a lot of personal responsibilities to take care of. I don't necessarily challenge myself to read more than the number of books I pledge, but so far, I have done better than my pledge.

As to making a reading list, I think, for most people, there are options according to what they are interested in. I'm interested in just about everything, maybe except in the horror genre or criminal behavior. I wouldn't waste my time reading a book such as, "How to Rob a Bank," unless it was written in the humor genre.

I guess to make such a reading list, for the average reader, the considerations could be, (off the top of my head):
*Bullet* The genres that reader likes the most
*Bullet* Favorite authors and time periods: Our day, World War eras, Ancient Roman or Greek stories or other much older ones such as pre-dawn stories .
*Bullet* Recent best-sellers, classic literature or hidden gems by new authors
*Bullet* The length of the reading list, as no one should bite more than they can chew, since this may lead to self-depreciation and guilt feelings.

Any other ideas, anyone?


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