Luc Travers

Literature and Art Appreciation Educator

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A tip for poetry wannabe-lovers:

Reformat the poem into prose form.
Turn verse into paragraph.

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Exactly one year from now… here’s where I’d like to be:

https://t.co/kNRX2askmm

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@GloriaAlvarez85 Nicely said.

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@TheAnnaGat The Marseillaise makes me weep.
I recommend checking out the recent “In Our Time” episode on Casablanca.

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The number one tip I’ll give to any teacher who wants to get their students to love literature is… to read and (at least) like the book yourself.

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@RealMikeWilbon @TonyReali Take care Mr. Wilbon, and I look forward to seeing you back on the air tangling with Tony soon!

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Considering a couple of titles for an article. What sounds more intriguing?
1) “Brilliant Documentary, Tired Philosophy”
2) “You Can’t See Anything: A Close Look”

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Yes, I am fascinated by ‘You Can See Everything’… and I think I’ll see it again. It seems to me both revolutionary and derivative at the same time. I’ll try to be more clear… if I see it again.

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Oh Captain! My Captain!

RIP Patrick Stewart.

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Looking for a literary Halloween costume, a friend suggested Jay Gatsby (spoilers)…
with a green lantern hanging in front of me… forever going towards it and never reaching it.

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@AlexEpstein @andrewlayman I love that formulation!
Technology-> Time-> Doing more of what you love-> Being more human.

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Having the NBA back is fun!
And as long as the Sixers stars are not scratched, that’s the team I’ll be tuning in to see.

That mixture of stars is intoxicating!

(Don’t worry Wemby, I’ll still keep tabs on you!)

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…If I lived 2000 years ago, I’m sure I would have thought I was getting a visitation from the beyond.

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I had the strangest dream, and I’m curious if others have had similar experiences.

My beloved, recently deceased, cat (George) appeared… so real in my dream. And here are the two strange elements: 1) Surprised to see her alive, I was wondering, in my dream, if I was dreaming…

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… And, 2) To convince myself I wasn’t dreaming (still n my dream) I reached out to touch her and felt her fur so soft.

I don’t think I’ve had a tactile dream experience before, and I don’t think I’ve wondered if I were dreaming within my dream….

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Should Star Wars be considered fine art?

I love that the existence of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has planted that question in my mind, and I can’t wait to go to and see if/how it tries to answer that question!

@lucasmuseum

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Just coming out of Verdi’s MacBeth. I wonder what Wagner would think. The Met Opera at the movies feels like the ultimate fruition of the Gesamtkunstwerk!

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It happened again today.
Every three years I study ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ with my Junior High Students, and every three years I can’t help but have the text of the final chapter blur behind tears while reading out loud with them.

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Just finished ‘All My Sons’ and boy does jt grow in intensity!

Now I’m looking for my next Arthur Miller. Maybe ‘A View From The Bridge’?

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I’ve been looking forward to the opening of the @lucasmuseum for years, and so far critics are not too kind…

That makes me want to see it even more!