I got an automated email from my library today and three books I’ve requested are waiting for me. Yay! I’ve been very good so far this year as most of my reads are books from my stacks. A very difficult thing for me indeed as I pass by the library every day. I’m always tempted to stop in and see what’s new. Anyway, I think it’s time for a nice trip to the library don’t you think?

While I’m at the library I hope to find some poetry books in preparation for National Poetry Month. I spent some time this evening reading a few poems but couldn’t decide on one to post. I did find this quote over at Poets.org and I like it a lot.

“For poems are not, as people think, simply emotions (one has emotions early enough)—they are experiences.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Poets.org also had a list of the Most Popular Poems of 2006. What do you think? Are any of these your favorites? I’m kind of loving the Gwendolyn Brooks poem right now. You can read the full text and listen to an audio clip on the site. Real cool.

So I hope everyone has a great weekend and next post I’ll let you know what goodies I found at the library.

“Elizabeth & Emme” by Bascove

A good friend is one who suggests meeting up for coffee during the week and not only that she wants to meet at the bookstore.

I met up with a dear friend tonight at a new Barnes & Noble. There was a lot of chatting, laughing and definitely a lot of book talk. We walked around the store for a bit pointing out books we liked (or didn’t) and petting the books we wanted to buy.

I’m very fortunate in that my best friends know about my book passion (some of them share it) or at the very least don’t think I’m weird for loving books.

Of course not everyone I know shares my love of books and over the years I’ve met a lot of people who’ll get that glazed-eye look once I start going on about a book or have flat out asked me “why do you read?” Like they can’t imagine why anyone would sit and read a book. I’m sure that’s happened to all of us bookworms at one point or another right? But do you have a good friend/friends who you can share your love of books with?

Anyway I just wanted to tell my bookworm friends how much I enjoy spending time with them. Las quiero mucho!