As you may know, ITL was born so things could be read aloud to others. Reading events are, by necessity, generally limited to short pieces or excerpts. But we dream bigger.
Over the next several months, ITL will be asking folks to record themselves reading short chapters from a novel with Favorite Book Status. Why? Because it will be fun.
It will go a little something like this:
Margaret
Comment here or visit the facebook page & drop a note if you would like to participate!
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Friday, December 6, 2013
Friday, October 2, 2009
ITL #6 - Ghost Stories
One of the inspirations behind ITL was my love of spookiness. Fortunately, Imagined Therefore Limitless knows someone with the perfect place for an evening of haunting tales and flickering firelight. Maybe we'll play "Light as a feather, stiff as a board" or "Bloody Mary" before the night is out...
Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series
Ghost Stories
Friday, October 23, 2009
8:00pm
Please RSVP in the comments, on facebook, or at imaginedlimitless@gmail.com. Location information will be provided only to those who RSVP. Festive snacks to share are most welcome -- ITL will provide hot cider and firewood.
Thanks are not enough for the ever-supportive host of ITL #6. Jason, I appreciate your generosity in ways I cannot adequately express.
Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series
Ghost Stories
Friday, October 23, 2009
8:00pm
Please RSVP in the comments, on facebook, or at imaginedlimitless@gmail.com. Location information will be provided only to those who RSVP. Festive snacks to share are most welcome -- ITL will provide hot cider and firewood.
Thanks are not enough for the ever-supportive host of ITL #6. Jason, I appreciate your generosity in ways I cannot adequately express.
Monday, January 5, 2009
ITL #3 - Oratory Reading Event
Ring in the new year and the new President whilst celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with the first Imagined Therefore Limitless of 2009!!! After a hiatus, the reading series is back and the timing is serendipitous. This evening will be devoted entirely to oratory. Dig out a speech you cherish, investigate a political or pop culture figure, and share some words of wisdom!
Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series
Oratory
Monday, January 19, 2009
5pm
Because this project is still embryonic, it is not yet feasible to hold the reading event in a public space. Please email for location details if needed. RSVPs are required, space is limited. ITL will provide minimal snacks and beverages, please feel free to contribute something as well if you are able.
What qualifies as oratory? Well, lots of things. For our purposes, speeches given by historical or living persons are ideal. Sorry, theatre junkies, leave your monologues at home for now.
The theme was inspired by a desire to research Winston Churchill (and, yes, I will be reading one of his speeches) and by ITL's resident sound guru, Brendan, who has an incredible Martin Luther King, Jr. presentation to share. Whatever you do DO NOT bring something you, or someone you know even, has written. Feel free to address any questions or concerns in comments to this post or email imaginedlimitless@gmail.com or post on the ITL facebook wall.
Which brings us to an important point: the goal is for the reading series to be something that is open and accessible to a community. And to be something that helps create community. Don't just sit there, take part!
The ITL blog, facebook page, and goodreads group are the first teeny steps in this direction. But hopefully you will all help them to be significant. Share your thoughts about the pieces you're considering, what you choose to read, the work you hear, or the reading series as a concept. Write comments! Constructive criticism and suggestions for future events are also welcome. Access to a free or nearly-free public space, preferably in Cambridge, is at the top of the wishlist right now, so if you have any suggestions or tips, pass that info along.
Two important ITL notes. You are not required to read, although it is encouraged. We are friends getting together to hang out and read to each other; the idea is not to have anyone feel put on the spot. It's a good idea to bring something to read, in case you feel inspired. Secondly, this event will be recorded. If you particularly do not want to be posted for posterity to the blog, please let me know. Otherwise, it is assumed you consent to the use of any photographs, audio, or video that comes out of the reading series that might include you.
Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series
Oratory
Monday, January 19, 2009
5pm
Because this project is still embryonic, it is not yet feasible to hold the reading event in a public space. Please email for location details if needed. RSVPs are required, space is limited. ITL will provide minimal snacks and beverages, please feel free to contribute something as well if you are able.
What qualifies as oratory? Well, lots of things. For our purposes, speeches given by historical or living persons are ideal. Sorry, theatre junkies, leave your monologues at home for now.
The theme was inspired by a desire to research Winston Churchill (and, yes, I will be reading one of his speeches) and by ITL's resident sound guru, Brendan, who has an incredible Martin Luther King, Jr. presentation to share. Whatever you do DO NOT bring something you, or someone you know even, has written. Feel free to address any questions or concerns in comments to this post or email imaginedlimitless@gmail.com or post on the ITL facebook wall.
Which brings us to an important point: the goal is for the reading series to be something that is open and accessible to a community. And to be something that helps create community. Don't just sit there, take part!
The ITL blog, facebook page, and goodreads group are the first teeny steps in this direction. But hopefully you will all help them to be significant. Share your thoughts about the pieces you're considering, what you choose to read, the work you hear, or the reading series as a concept. Write comments! Constructive criticism and suggestions for future events are also welcome. Access to a free or nearly-free public space, preferably in Cambridge, is at the top of the wishlist right now, so if you have any suggestions or tips, pass that info along.
Two important ITL notes. You are not required to read, although it is encouraged. We are friends getting together to hang out and read to each other; the idea is not to have anyone feel put on the spot. It's a good idea to bring something to read, in case you feel inspired. Secondly, this event will be recorded. If you particularly do not want to be posted for posterity to the blog, please let me know. Otherwise, it is assumed you consent to the use of any photographs, audio, or video that comes out of the reading series that might include you.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Here we are!
Hello! (Or, sut mae, as they say in Welsh.) Welcome to the Imagined Therefore Limitless blog. If you're unfamiliar with the Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series, there's some introductory information to the right. ITL is not a reading group in any traditional sense. The purpose is to read out loud, to hear the sounds of language, to get away from the idea that literature exists only on a page and can only be enjoyed in solitude. Imagined Therefore Limitless is conceived as a way to explore oral literature, to plumb the limitless potential of imagination and connection made possible by stories in a wide range of forms.
My memories of bedtime stories and continued love of reading aloud inspired me to start the Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series in 2008. Essentially, I wanted to hear my friends read to me. There's so much wonderful writing out in the world, and there just isn't enough time to be acquainted with it all. But I'd like to hear as much of it as I possibly can.
Fittingly enough, the first edition featured fairy tales and folk lore, with stories from Italy, Nigeria, Mexico, the Cherokee, Germany, Bulgaria, the Norse, and then some. Good tales and tasty cheese were devoured by all. This smashing success was followed up with a summertime poetry picnic, including a reading of the e.e. cummings poem "nothing false and possible is love," a line from which lends its name to this series. Then ITL got confused about which hemisphere it lives in and went into hiberation. Time to wake up!
With this little corner of the blogosphere, I hope to document the journey of the Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series. From time to time, I will include my musings on the culture of reading (silently and aloud), social and political developments in literature and the arts (particularly with regard to education and publishing), and quite probably some random notes on whatever else seems intriguing. Upcoming events will, naturally, be posted. An archive of photos, videos, audio recordings, documents, memories, and stories will emerge - ideally with the cooperation of ITL participants. Comments are strongly encouraged. I would love to see this space become a digital scrapbook for a community sharing what is, perhaps, the most basic element of being human: our ability to create and tell stories.
My memories of bedtime stories and continued love of reading aloud inspired me to start the Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series in 2008. Essentially, I wanted to hear my friends read to me. There's so much wonderful writing out in the world, and there just isn't enough time to be acquainted with it all. But I'd like to hear as much of it as I possibly can.
Fittingly enough, the first edition featured fairy tales and folk lore, with stories from Italy, Nigeria, Mexico, the Cherokee, Germany, Bulgaria, the Norse, and then some. Good tales and tasty cheese were devoured by all. This smashing success was followed up with a summertime poetry picnic, including a reading of the e.e. cummings poem "nothing false and possible is love," a line from which lends its name to this series. Then ITL got confused about which hemisphere it lives in and went into hiberation. Time to wake up!
With this little corner of the blogosphere, I hope to document the journey of the Imagined Therefore Limitless Readers' Series. From time to time, I will include my musings on the culture of reading (silently and aloud), social and political developments in literature and the arts (particularly with regard to education and publishing), and quite probably some random notes on whatever else seems intriguing. Upcoming events will, naturally, be posted. An archive of photos, videos, audio recordings, documents, memories, and stories will emerge - ideally with the cooperation of ITL participants. Comments are strongly encouraged. I would love to see this space become a digital scrapbook for a community sharing what is, perhaps, the most basic element of being human: our ability to create and tell stories.
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