THE LURE OF BOOKS: Some Thoughts about the Magic of Reading

	In sum ways reading
	iz like sex –

	wurds must be disrobed
	tah reveal intent

	What appearz on the surface
	iz merely fer casual eyes –

	passionate readers go deeper
	tah explore whure intentions lie

	Undressin' texts takes courage
	'n a degree ah risk –

	yet bi doing so
	yawh kun discover

	wurds have a way ah
	unzippin' imaginations
	'n bringin' bliss


Tim:     There's something magical about reading.

Satoru:  Indeed. Engaging texts almost read themselves: pages flow spontaneously as imagery is evoked.

Tim:     Great texts alchemize our imaginations in amazing ways. Not all texts have that capacity.

Melissa: Indeed, whereas some texts seem stale and dully, others are vivid and flowing.

Liao:    Who knows? It's fascinating to observe how different texts excite different people.
         In this way, reading resembles romance.


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from _Crassroom Voices - Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Education_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY: A conversation and bold verse likening reading to sex.
KEYWORDS: reading skills, literacy, reading processes

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan  / Finished: 2018 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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DEUTSCH   https://www.tnewfields.info/de/allure.htm
ESPAÑOL   https://www.tnewfields.info/es/encanto.htm
FRANÇAIS  https://www.tnewfields.info/fr/attrait.htm
NIHONGO   https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/yomu.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN  https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/youhuo.htm