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#37674 - 07/20/04 03:15 AM Re: Poetry Anyone????
meredithbead Offline
The Divine Ms M

Registered: 07/07/03
Posts: 4894
Loc: Orange County, California
Hi Pam,

As you know, I sent the call for poems out to 8 individuals one at a time because I couldn't figure out how to do it via bulk mailing. Well, I just figured it. I put all the info into a word document and pasted it into an email.

Since some of the folks on my list also have extensive mailing lists, this effectively has just reached at least 200 more people.

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#37675 - 07/20/04 01:04 PM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Pam Kimmell Offline
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Registered: 01/27/04
Posts: 1423
Loc: Warrenton, Virginia
Thanks so much Meredith! You are a doll....Your friends are sending me some really wonderful work. I very much appreciate the help in getting the word out. I posted an ad on Writers-World (again) last week and I'm starting to get some response from that as well. [Big Grin] [Big Grin]

THANKS AGAIN Meredith...... [Wink]

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#37676 - 07/20/04 04:39 PM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Dotsie Offline
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Registered: 07/09/08
Posts: 23647
Loc: Maryland
Way to network ladies! [Big Grin]

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#37677 - 07/20/04 11:26 PM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Pam Kimmell Offline
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Registered: 01/27/04
Posts: 1423
Loc: Warrenton, Virginia
Indeed Dotsie....the Boomer Network Motto: "Women Helping Women Helping Women" a TRUE daisy chain of caring.

[Cool]

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#37678 - 07/21/04 01:57 AM Re: Poetry Anyone????
meredithbead Offline
The Divine Ms M

Registered: 07/07/03
Posts: 4894
Loc: Orange County, California
Just happy to be able to help however I can! [Smile]

For the record -- for ANYONE in the Forum -- I run poetry programs and many of the people on my mailing list also run programs, or edit poetry publications. If everyone on my list daisy chains the email, 200 people recieving it is a LOW estimate!! [Cool]

-- so if you need poetry submissions (not children's and not faith-based. I think that's another "circle") email me directly with the particulars and I'll get the word out. [Big Grin]

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#37679 - 09/14/04 06:37 AM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Julie Offline
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Registered: 03/18/03
Posts: 332
Loc: Australia
Any update on Cosmic Brownies, Pam?

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#37680 - 09/14/04 02:11 PM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Pam Kimmell Offline
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Registered: 01/27/04
Posts: 1423
Loc: Warrenton, Virginia
Hi Ladies....a bit of an update on "Cosmic Brownies"....I have 132 poems now collected for the anthology. The publisher wanted 150 but I sent her a note last night "suggesting" (!!) that perhaps we might just go ahead and put this baby to bed (so to speak) because I personally would like to see the anthology printed and "out there" before the holidays. I haven't heard back from her yet but I'm hopeful she will TAKE THE HINT.

I know it seems like FOREVER since those of you who have participated/contributed sent in your work for this anthology - but these things take time to come together I guess. "Cosmic Brownies" was one of four anthologies that were being put together. The anthologies were in addition to a number of other poetry collections from authors that they were working on. Of course I think (tee hee) that "Cosmic Brownies" should have PRIORITY - but hey - who am I????????? [Confused]

Hang in there ladies...hopefully we are rounding the final corner and "Brownies" will be available SOONER rather than LATER. [Wink]

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#37681 - 09/14/04 04:59 PM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Dotsie Offline
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Registered: 07/09/08
Posts: 23647
Loc: Maryland
Pam, I hear ya about the time it takes to put together anthologies!

By now I could have had the book finished, but what's taking so long is the positioning and "platform" building that publishers require.

Who is putting those anthologies together? Do they have a website?

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#37682 - 09/14/04 11:51 PM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Pam Kimmell Offline
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Registered: 01/27/04
Posts: 1423
Loc: Warrenton, Virginia
Amen Dotsie! Yes indeedy....most of MY job to this point has just been accepting/rejecting contributions (which isn't always easy of course). Now I'm to put a Table of Contents together and try to categorize the poetry - waiting now to get the publisher's "vision" for that!

This is a division of Sun Books called Sun Rising Poetry Press. They are going great guns - probably growing too fast too since they seem to have bitten off a bit more than they can comfortably chew right now. They are doing books, collections, anthologies, chapbooks - but because they STARTED with poetry, and because there were so few publishers concentrating on poetry - they have been overwhelmed with projects.

You can visit them at http://www.sun-rising-poetry.com/

Julie pointed out to me in an email today that Maya Angelou is listed as a contributor for the collection I've been working on - I can only assume she sent something directly to the publisher OR we've gotten her permission to do a reprint of something. Pretty neat!!
[Big Grin]

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#37683 - 09/15/04 12:36 AM Re: Poetry Anyone????
Louisa Offline
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Registered: 07/11/04
Posts: 2132
Loc: MA
Pam, I emailed them with some questions about a poetry book. I don't think any of poems would quite fit into the Cosmic Brownies. My stuff is mostly nostalgic or baby boomer related. At least my newer poetry. My older poetry, which might have to do with lessons I've learned are rhyming poems. [Confused]
Louisa

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