Poets Stats & Book

Ok here is idea-r, lol

1. A link to what threads a poet is in the forum.

2. A pop up box showing poets stats like this.

Stats
poems: 12
average poem rating: 9.8
comments: 1,428
comments made, (like Hamptons 212,000,lol))
forum posts: 3,986
last visit: 27 Oct 09

3. A Poets Book a link to it from their profile.

4. When you get there, you see a uploaded picture cover that the poet designed.
With name and title of the book.
Like
John E WordSlinger
Nudged Sketches of Flighty Things

5. click on the pic to get to the contents.
A Table of Contents.

6. To click on a title of the chapter.
it will take you to poems.

7. have page numbers.
buttons to next and back.

8. Also a link back to the Poets profile.

9.
An Interviewer.
A night with So and so.
A forum interview type of deal where no-one can post, just read.

I hope ya like it, WS

Last edited by WordSlinger 10-27-2009 at 07:23:56 PM

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i like it
i've been wishing/hoping/planning on some kind of chapbook scheme ... poetography and i have been chatting about this ... there are 1/2 a dozen authors on here, more, you included, Word, that i would love to have a chapbook of (some of? all seems ambitious in a few cases!) their works ... so much more inviting than the computer screen ... and then when i think, "what was that line? how did that piece go?" i could pull your book off the shelf and read again your beautiful work ... and in many years' time, when i am an old woman, i will continue to enjoy your work ... and if we ever meet, i will ask for a signature

plus ... my poor old eyes ... e.g., your 800 works on the computer screen ... i don't know that i could read all of them and fully appreciate from a computer ... i would love to read so much more of your work ... computer is good for research, but for truly sinking into the authors that surprise and delight, i want them on paper, dangit!

if there were a Chapbook Store on this site, where I could purchase a chapbook of, say ... 20 or more poems at a time? for ... $5? plus shipping (lol) ... i would certainly pick up ... many ... over time ...

and ... one could create chapbooks that were by author, or by subject ... style ... geographic location ... winners circle ... timeframe ... etc. ...

and they're so dang easy ... nothing fancy ... i just want the words on the page to let them properly sink into my mind ...

ALSO ... as you've mentioned ... for published authors ... i would LOVE to be able to browse a catalog of books by authors on this site ... and purchase on said site ...

it seems so easy to me i'm surprised noone has done it yet, lol

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oh ... plus ... sorry, i got so excited that you were posting suggestions about easier ways to access larger bodies of work that i didn't even respond to the rest of your ideas ...

LUV THEM ALL



-dh

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oh! oh! oh!
i just had a thought ...
you don't sell the book ...
you sell the file ... like a music file ...
only a poetry file ...
formatted for a chapbook ...
that one could purchase,
download,
print,
and make into a chapbook
with
2
staples ...

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Last edited by WordSlingerII 10-27-2009 at 10:06:46 PM

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Hey! This sounds really awesome.
Not sure what a chapbook is?
But I think you got a great idea here, Word.
It's got my vote.

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This baloon thing is a cool idea. Where would they launch from? Multiple places?

-Papa Paczki

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This baloon thing is a cool idea. Where would they launch from? Multiple places?

-Papa Paczki

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Is there anyone of you posted on scribd.com? I have visited and think it may be similar to what Word is describing. I haven't put anything on there yet but someone like you, Word, who already has volumes can so easily be discovered there.

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i just checked it out ... scribd.com ... interesting site, Faith!

obviously i have some research to do ... i have no idea how many sites there are out there, digitally publishing original work ... or even how many / what kind of poetry sites are out there ... i was pointed to this site by a friend who posted 1 poem and wanted to win the poetry contest, lol ... he's moved on and i'm still here ... i just love this immediate access to what people are thinking/feeling/writing about, and have been exposed to some really beautiful work ...

i do have a couple of blogspots through blogger ... set that up before discovering OP ... but the only other social networking place i go is fb.

hmmmm ... research is in order ...

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My great grandfather was the brother of Crazy Horse. Would anyone here do a research on him. Maybe you could do that, Miss Dancing Hawk. One of my great uncles wed an Indian maiden. Her name was Kikelia Avaloevra from the great Nevaho tribe. Her name meant, Watcher of Hawks.

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There's talent everywhere, but not enough markets to prove it"

That was a slogon I found about poetry..

I was thinking OP needs street teams, and a small press ezine.

And a School of Poetry, like the school of Rock.

WS

Oh also, in 2011. when OP has a convention. The winning poets from 2009 should pass out the awards to the same week that they won, cool huh..
lol

Last edited by WordSlinger 11-01-2009 at 07:59:59 AM

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all great ideas, how do we, when can we, what will it take to accomplish, will we do it here or??? we need to bring together a forum o f poets for disscussion on the topic,s..PHOENIX

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WS -
He is girded with the truth, and from his loins spring forth his two-edged (s)words. He is ready for battle!

An army awaits your instruction !

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o The Members of OriginalPoetry.com
I encourage you to sign up at history.com
And request a show on poetry, tell them about you,
and your favorite poet.
I cut the path, so sit and wait for history to pass you by,
or make history before you fly, lol..

NEW-EPISODES-POETRY & POETS
http://boards.history.com/topic/New-Series/New-Episodes/800027505

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Word, you are a pioneer! Thank you for your efforts in foraging new paths, and being a trumpeter!!! I invite the light, and keep you dear shepard, in my prayers.

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This is what sadens my poetic heart, not one of you have signed up at historychannel.com
This is 2009 and you have the tools to Make History Every Day, and you all,,, are to scared to raise your poetic voice. I believe in poetry, always have always Will/Shall with or with out you.
John E WordSlinger

http://boards.history.com/topic/New-Series/New-Episodes/800027505

Last edited by WordSlinger 11-05-2009 at 06:23:01 PM

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Thanks for encouraging and reminding us, John E. Wordslinger. You are right on. I just signed on and posted up.

Faith

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Wordslinger:

oh ye of little faith!

in either the "can poetry save the world?" or "years after poetry" threads I said we can keep it all alive, just you and me against the world, and Im still right there with ya on the history channel!

and I believe one or two more signed on to the contract to be there too...not to call names...cousin! hahaha

come on folks! Hoist the flag! wave the banner! over the top! sound the bugel and charge!

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Thank you, BD. HISTORY CHANNEL it is!!!

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o The Members of OriginalPoetry.com
I encourage you to sign up at history.com
And request a show on poetry, tell them about you,
and your favorite poet.
I cut the path, so sit and wait for history to pass you by,
or make history before you fly, lol..

NEW-EPISODES-POETRY & POETS
http://boards.history.com/topic/New-Series/New-Episodes/800027505

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