/lit/ - Literature

>want to write a book
>get distracted by posting bears on /lit/

Why aren't likes evenly distributed among the working class? Why do the bourgeois control the likes?

Working class needs to rise up and control the likes of production

>>12826268
I get paranoid about that when I'm high so I don't go too crazy. From what I have read over again sober, I do a pretty good job

>>12581781
goodnight frog bros

I want to read Epictetus. What is the best version of his work?

Also, do I need to start with Plato to get into Greek philosophy?

Can OP or anyone who as read the whole thing give us a summary?

How do I write good poetry?

I have only recently begun browsing /lit/ looking for inspiration and tips for being a better writer. My reading catalog is enough to impress the average person, but I feel as though it is a summer reading list to the average /lit/ poster.

Currently, I am pouring through the sticky. The meme advice to start with the Greeks seems logical. They are the basis for Western thought, might as well begin there. I am reading Mythology by Edith Hamilton. So far, it has provided an excellent overview of the Greeks.

I do have some trepidation on continuing through the Iliad and Greek philosophers such as Plato and Socrates due to the dense language of them. I feel that it could be a pain to get through them and I might miss something because of a lack of understanding.

Overall, I am very glad that I found this place. Think back to what it was like when you first discovered the joy of reading and the pleasure to write your thoughts down. There is some frustration that I cannot write to the caliber that I desire, but I am working on improving. As always, I constantly look for suggests on how to better myself.

I am just getting into writing. During school, I despised reading and would do what every lazy high school student did, use Sparknotes. College is when I began to get an itch for reading literature. I started with Catch-22, then onto The Trial, Lolita, Slaughterhouse V, Cats Cradle, Catcher in the Rye, and my personal favorite, The Brothers Karamazov, among others.

I only visit this board infrequently, but I know this seems like a light summer reading list to some. It was my desire to read literature first, and these seemed the most accessible. I am very open to suggestions.

Now, I have moved onto poetry and writing. Rimbaud is my starting point for poetry because my musical idols thought he was great. So far, I love it. There is an emotional impact to poetry that is direct. Writing has not been so easy for me. I expected that. All I can do to improve is just keep writing, but I can help but think that squandering the efforts of my English teachers means that I will never write anything of worth.

Once again, any input is much appreciated