We can't all be Cicero. Or Vergil. Or Catullus. And, with a postcard we really shouldn't be. I want to challenge us to find our own voice when writing in Latin. I know we have all spent years and years reading the greats and trying to emulate them when we write, but I would say that our voice is just as important and, in this particular project, more important. I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from trying to mimic their favourite author but I would challenge you, if that is your goal, to consider the traveling journal project over the postcard share, for a few reasons:
So, how do we find our voice?
We write. We read. We write. We read. We write. We already have skill and knowledge in this arena and I am hoping this will provide a safe way to express ourselves as ourselves while enjoying, and practising what we love. Each week I'll be posting a new "topic" for our postcards. Feel free to follow it (or not). It is meant to help brainstorm ideas of what to write about if you are having trouble. I will stick to simple ideas that we can easily talk about in Latin. If there is a topic you'd love to see, leave a comment below!
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Our BeginningsThis came to me as a passion project while I was writing postcards in English across the world. One of the receivers had asked for a sentence in my language of choice and, of course, I sent one in Latin. It got me thinking, why couldn't we do this in Latin too? Check us out and join us! Archives
August 2018
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