The Phantom Read
He presented an iPad to his wife for her birthday.
Stellar white and gold, it held all the books
in the world. Saved her from driving to
the library or book store, eyes cloudy,
hands and feet bruised by time.
Can’t remember how to turn it on, she said,
place an order, adjust the font, the light.
A book I don’t touch doesn’t breathe
in my hands. A book I don’t smell
won’t make me hungry to read. A
book I don’t see, doesn’t see me.
Doesn’t call my name.
— t. l. cummings
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TLC'S VIRTUAL EXPRESS: A Train of Poetry Visits this Station 
Just the way I feel – I have an ereader and although I do use it, it isn’t at all the same.
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I don’t mind reading novels on an e-reader, but poetry is another matter entirely. 🙂
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The smell of books, all of it, is so much better! No offense to digital readers at all but I didn’t enjoy reading on a tablet.
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lol, I get that!
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I eventually got rid of my Kindle, just didn’t use it. I do occasionally read ebooks on my computer though.
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Oh, I feel exactly the same way! 😉
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I feel the same, though I will say Kindles save me a LOT of room when I go on a trip. However, it’s just not the same.
I love the smell, feel and texture of books, and to read one is divine!
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I like to use my iPad for novels but when it comes to poetry, I have to feel the weight of it. 🙂
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I understand!
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Wow tat was beautiful. Kindle is taking away that space but still there are some book lovers and hope its journey continues
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Thank you! I hope so too!
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