Comments on: Poetry Friday: p*tag compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

By: Lorie Ann Grover

Lorie Ann Grover — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:35:39 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting the project! Loved your review!

By: Charles Waters

Charles Waters — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:24:06 +0000

What a great blog post Marjorie. Sylvia and Janet are fighting the good fight for children’s poetry!!!!!!

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:25:07 +0000

Janet and Sylvia, it’s us who thank you, for coming up with such a great project and then seeing the potential of new technologies to get it out there. Somrthing tells me poetry tag is a game that’s here to stay!

By: Sylvia Vardell

Sylvia Vardell — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 02:58:52 +0000

Marjorie, thanks so much for this fantastic shout out! You really GET what we are trying to do and we so appreciate the support. Thanks again! Sylvia

By: janet wong

janet wong — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:35:11 +0000

THANK YOU, Marjorie, for that amazing blog post! And thank you, everyone, for your terrific comments!

Jeannine is right. The deadlines that we imposed on our poets were crazy-short. But Marjorie is right, too: the craziness in deadlines enhanced the anthology. The poems are full of spontaneity, raw energy, first impressions and uncensored emotions. (And working on these books has been such a joyful experience.)

One reason for the eBook format is price (being able to offer books that cost less than a cup of coffee so that they can be impulse buys that help expand the readership for poetry). Another reason is portability. I think it’s really neat that I can read poetry eBooks on my phone while I wait in line at the supermarket!

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:14:35 +0000

I can’t wait to dig into this newest collection. I LOVED Poetry Tag!

By: jeannine atkins

jeannine atkins — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:02:30 +0000

Hi, Myra! No, there’s no hard copy, which is why it can be bought at such a bargain price, and which is partly how Sylvia and Janet pulled the whole thing together despite the 10000 other things they do. This was my first e-book (there seems to be a club of us!) and I easily downloaded kindle for free on my computer, or you can do it on your ipad and try it out. I’ll never lose my love for books to hold, but I can see that there are places. My college students usually get things at libraries, but sometimes a night or two before class they realize they missed something. Seconds later, it’s on their laps and they’re feeling pretty good!

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:58:41 +0000

Myra, I downloaded the free kindle for my pc and I know it’s also available for iPad, so you don’t have to have a kindle to view the book. It is a different experience from holding a book, no question – but poetry seems to be a good way in to the whole e-book world – and with its flow of pictures and commentary etc. p*tag really works well. Amazing, reading your comment too, Robyn, that Kindle might have a lot to thank p*tag for

Jama, I look forard to hearing what you get out of it – I know you’ll enjoy it.

Jeannine, I am awestruck at the thought of all that creativity with each segment the result of a single day’s focus – and I’m sure that adds to the collection’s energy.

By: Myra from GatheringBooks

Myra from GatheringBooks — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:12:06 +0000

I’ve read so much about this! Seems like a truly great project. What to do what to do? I don’t have a kindle, I have an iPad which I hardly ever use – but you’re right it needs to be something really special to get me an e-book. This might justbe it. No hard copy? At all?

By: jama

jama — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:01:45 +0000

You’ve made me even more excited about this new collection. Going to purchase a copy pronto! Thanks for the review .