# Latest **URL:** https://litchat.discourse.group/latest.md [Latest](https://litchat.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://litchat.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [Welcome to Lit Chat! 📚](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-lit-chat/11)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-lit-chat/11 "2026-01-22T19:14:54Z")
We are so glad you joined us! Here are some things you can do to get started: Read the Lit Chat Guidelines :scroll: to learn what a Lit Chat is and how it works. Only invited participants can post and reply, but Lit Ch… --- ## [Personal Library, Choosing to Read, Love Songs](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/personal-library-choosing-to-read-love-songs/46)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/personal-library-choosing-to-read-love-songs/46 "2026-08-05T11:38:46Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Personal Library, Choosing to Read, Love Songs” and post your response here! --- ## [Revival, Agency, and Creative Alchemy](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/revival-agency-and-creative-alchemy/44)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/revival-agency-and-creative-alchemy/44 "2026-07-23T22:57:32Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Revival, Agency, and Creative Alchemy” and post your response here! --- ## [Role Models for Freedom, Navigating Chaos, Trailblazing Composers](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/role-models-for-freedom-navigating-chaos-trailblazing-composers/42)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/role-models-for-freedom-navigating-chaos-trailblazing-composers/42 "2026-07-09T16:45:43Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Role Models for Freedom, Navigating Chaos, Trailblazing Composers” and post your response here! --- ## [Absurdity, Juxtaposition, Global Vision, Spring](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/absurdity-juxtaposition-global-vision-spring/41)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/absurdity-juxtaposition-global-vision-spring/41 "2026-07-02T13:55:32Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Absurdity, Juxtaposition, Global Vision, Spring” and post your response here! --- ## [Ars Poetica, Prismatic Power of Poetry, Sunbörn](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/ars-poetica-prismatic-power-of-poetry-sunborn/39)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/ars-poetica-prismatic-power-of-poetry-sunborn/39 "2026-06-25T20:11:04Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Ars Poetica, Prismatic Power of Poetry, Sunbörn” and post your response here! --- ## [Joy, Crossing Chasms, Surviving When You're Pulled Away from Shore](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/joy-crossing-chasms-surviving-when-youre-pulled-away-from-shore/37)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/joy-crossing-chasms-surviving-when-youre-pulled-away-from-shore/37 "2026-06-18T14:31:08Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Joy, Crossing Chasms, Surviving When You’re Pulled Away from Shore” and post your response here! --- ## [Standards, Forgotten Works, Victory Dance](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/standards-forgotten-works-victory-dance/35)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/standards-forgotten-works-victory-dance/35 "2026-06-13T01:15:34Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Standards, Forgotten Works, Victory Dance” and post your response here! --- ## [Objectivity and Perspective, Aesthetics and Truth, African Jazz Roots](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/objectivity-and-perspective-aesthetics-and-truth-african-jazz-roots/31)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/objectivity-and-perspective-aesthetics-and-truth-african-jazz-roots/31 "2026-06-05T03:46:49Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Objectivity and Perspective, Aesthetics and Truth, African Jazz Roots” and post your response here! --- ## [Third Thing, You and I, Everyone for Ten Minutes](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/third-thing-you-and-i-everyone-for-ten-minutes/29)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/third-thing-you-and-i-everyone-for-ten-minutes/29 "2026-05-29T03:32:25Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Third Thing, You and I, Everyone for Ten Minutes” and post your response here! --- ## [Your Current Literary Project](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/your-current-literary-project/24)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/your-current-literary-project/24 "2026-05-22T13:21:29Z")
Last week I came across the Substack post, “A project will save you” by Rosie Spinks, and it made me think of how a literary project like writing a book or writing an album can help us find a sense of purpose and directi… --- ## [End of an Era, Living Our Dream, Humanism 2.0, Listening to Nature](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/end-of-an-era-living-our-dream-humanism-2-0-listening-to-nature/28)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/end-of-an-era-living-our-dream-humanism-2-0-listening-to-nature/28 "2026-05-21T23:14:22Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “End of an Era, Living Our Dream, Humanism 2.0, Listening to Nature” and post your response here! --- ## [Saying Something, Taking a Big Step, Embracing Change, and Enjoying Silence](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/saying-something-taking-a-big-step-embracing-change-and-enjoying-silence/27)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/saying-something-taking-a-big-step-embracing-change-and-enjoying-silence/27 "2026-05-21T23:13:19Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Saying Something, Taking a Big Step, Embracing Change, and Enjoying Silence” and post your response here! --- ## [Poetry Marathon](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/poetry-marathon/25)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/poetry-marathon/25 "2026-05-18T02:47:32Z")
If you’re interested in churning out a lot of poetry in a single day, the Poetry Marathon is an annual event hosted by Authors Publish. Authors Publish is a fantastic resource for information about writing and publishin… --- ## [Revisions, Not Settling, Revelations, and Adventure and Resilience](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/revisions-not-settling-revelations-and-adventure-and-resilience/22)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/revisions-not-settling-revelations-and-adventure-and-resilience/22 "2026-05-08T23:22:56Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Revisions, Not Settling, Revelations, and Adventure and Resilience” and post your response here! --- ## [What Really Matters, Word Choice, Naming Our World, and Questions We Ask Ourselves](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/what-really-matters-word-choice-naming-our-world-and-questions-we-ask-ourselves/21)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/what-really-matters-word-choice-naming-our-world-and-questions-we-ask-ourselves/21 "2026-05-08T23:21:17Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “What Really Matters, Word Choice, Naming Our World, and Questions We Ask Ourselves” and post your response here! --- ## [Exploring the Blues, Parenting Ourselves, Venturing Beyond, and Finding a New Song](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/exploring-the-blues-parenting-ourselves-venturing-beyond-and-finding-a-new-song/20)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/exploring-the-blues-parenting-ourselves-venturing-beyond-and-finding-a-new-song/20 "2026-04-19T21:45:41Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Exploring the Blues, Parenting Ourselves, Venturing Beyond, and Finding a New Song” and post your response here! --- ## [Parallel Reading, Speaking Up for Ourselves, and Finding Poetry Everywhere](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/parallel-reading-speaking-up-for-ourselves-and-finding-poetry-everywhere/19)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/parallel-reading-speaking-up-for-ourselves-and-finding-poetry-everywhere/19 "2026-04-19T21:03:39Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Parallel Reading, Speaking Up for Ourselves, and Finding Poetry Everywhere” and post your response here! --- ## [Surviving Chaos, Assumptions about Our Mothers, and Being Excited to Write Poetry](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/surviving-chaos-assumptions-about-our-mothers-and-being-excited-to-write-poetry/18)
**Author:** [@abenantoso](https://litchat.discourse.group/u/abenantoso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://litchat.discourse.group/t/surviving-chaos-assumptions-about-our-mothers-and-being-excited-to-write-poetry/18 "2026-04-08T15:12:53Z")
Check out the Lit Chat posting “Surviving Chaos, Assumptions about Our Mothers, and Being Excited to Write Poetry” and post your response here!