You'll need a scanner to read it. Add your own poems as a nice little extra for your chapbook or audiobook...
Friday, 13 December 2013
QR poem
The obsession with qr continues - I like them because they are a 2 dimensional storage system - so here is one that contains a small poem: qr form.
You'll need a scanner to read it. Add your own poems as a nice little extra for your chapbook or audiobook...
You'll need a scanner to read it. Add your own poems as a nice little extra for your chapbook or audiobook...
Thursday, 12 December 2013
How to add a QR code to your book
You have seen them - the little boxes of black and white code - and maybe you even use them. They are a quick route - literally quick response - for mobile users to access web information etc.
They are very easy to add to your book if you are publishing yourself or run a publishing company. And while you will probably always provide a print web address - they make a nice addition e.g. for people in bookshops who may not buy there and then but want to get more information; or need to confirm. They can just scan, read or store the details and job done.
To add:
They are very easy to add to your book if you are publishing yourself or run a publishing company. And while you will probably always provide a print web address - they make a nice addition e.g. for people in bookshops who may not buy there and then but want to get more information; or need to confirm. They can just scan, read or store the details and job done.
To add:
- Decide on the information you want to encode - ideally this should be a page that knows it is being viewed by a mobile device with a small screen and adapts itself; at the very least a page that users can use on any device.
- Encode it using a QR generator app e.g. http://tag.microsoft.com/home.aspx or online at http://goqr.me/
- Download your image and stick it wherever you want it used.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
A p&g magazine plug
Why not treat yourself to a holiday glance at our www.poetandgeek.com magazine?
Featuring the work of poets including Elizabeth Rimmer, Andrew MacCallum, Richie McCaffery, Rafael Ayala Paez, Giles Goodland, Alistair Noon, Vivien Jones, Maeve Henry, Yann Rousselot, Peter Hughes, Michael Pedersen, Tom Murray, Tsead Bruinja, Fiona Sinclair, Daniel de Cullá, Stella Pye, Zion Lights, Shaun Belcher, Natascha Scrivener, Natalie Moores, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Jennifer Sizeland, Bianca Sarafian, B.Z. Niditch, Mary S. McLuskey, Sarah Flint, Jennifer Martin, Allan-Alexander Lawson, Sy Roth, Frank C. Praeger, John Quinn, Phil Isherwood, Felino A. Soriano, Anne Pia, Austin McCarron, Amado Storni, Rehan Qayoom, Joan McNerney, Paul Tristram, Daniel Roy Connelly, Fanni Suto, Marc Carver, Thomas Clark, Sheree Mack, Roger Hickin, Jane Aldous, Michael Lee Johnson, Sara Clark, Sye Sanders, Amy Ekins, B.Z. Niditch, Walter Ruhlmann, Stella Pye, Michelle D'costa, and Ed Waverley.
Featuring the work of poets including Elizabeth Rimmer, Andrew MacCallum, Richie McCaffery, Rafael Ayala Paez, Giles Goodland, Alistair Noon, Vivien Jones, Maeve Henry, Yann Rousselot, Peter Hughes, Michael Pedersen, Tom Murray, Tsead Bruinja, Fiona Sinclair, Daniel de Cullá, Stella Pye, Zion Lights, Shaun Belcher, Natascha Scrivener, Natalie Moores, Susheel Kumar Sharma, Jennifer Sizeland, Bianca Sarafian, B.Z. Niditch, Mary S. McLuskey, Sarah Flint, Jennifer Martin, Allan-Alexander Lawson, Sy Roth, Frank C. Praeger, John Quinn, Phil Isherwood, Felino A. Soriano, Anne Pia, Austin McCarron, Amado Storni, Rehan Qayoom, Joan McNerney, Paul Tristram, Daniel Roy Connelly, Fanni Suto, Marc Carver, Thomas Clark, Sheree Mack, Roger Hickin, Jane Aldous, Michael Lee Johnson, Sara Clark, Sye Sanders, Amy Ekins, B.Z. Niditch, Walter Ruhlmann, Stella Pye, Michelle D'costa, and Ed Waverley.
(And yes of course the qr code works! What do you take us for?)
Friday, 6 December 2013
Poetry bookshelf
Send us your photos of the poetry shelf in your local bookshop or library - however splendiferous or meagre.
For example, you may remember that in the Universitaria bookshop in Plaza de Anaya in Salamanca (it has moving bookcases btw and is well worth a visit) pretty much the whole of English language poetry was represented by Leonard Cohen.
For example, you may remember that in the Universitaria bookshop in Plaza de Anaya in Salamanca (it has moving bookcases btw and is well worth a visit) pretty much the whole of English language poetry was represented by Leonard Cohen.
Tell it slant poetry bookshop launch, Glasgow, Scotland 13th December 2013
The 'tell it slant' poetry bookshop popup stall and launch party: another great event on Friday 13th - poets don't fear the day! There will be readings, music and visuals.
Not to mention CAKE! (You have sold it to us of course by this one word)
The event is at the onecubeortwo space 134 Renfrew Street, G3 6ST Glasgow, 6 until 9pm and we believe that entry is free. Please let us know if not.
You can find out more here https://www.facebook.com/events/771107342903698/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Not to mention CAKE! (You have sold it to us of course by this one word)
The event is at the onecubeortwo space 134 Renfrew Street, G3 6ST Glasgow, 6 until 9pm and we believe that entry is free. Please let us know if not.
You can find out more here https://www.facebook.com/events/771107342903698/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Top 10 poet myths
How many of these describe you?
- Poets wear special clothes e.g. velvet capes.
- Poets can’t drive.
- Poets can’t dance.
- Poets publish thin volumes.
- Poets are always young men.
- Poets live an otherworldly life.
- Poets aren't techie.
- Poets want to be rockstars.
- Poets speak in verse.
- Poets have giant egos.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Giles Goodland and Back Room Poets, Oxford, England 13th December 2013
An old haunt of p&g's and I wish I could go! This is a great way to get into holiday spirit...
Readings by 6 b ack room poetsand a guest reading by Giles Goodland. BRP members reading include Rip Bulkeley, David Olsen, Gentian Rahtz and Paul Surman. MC Louise Larchbourne.
At the Albion Beatnik Bookstore (34 Walton Street, OX2 6AU) at 7:30 pm. Entry: £4 (non-members), £2 (members) Refreshments available.
More information here http://backroompoets.blogspot.co.uk/
Readings by 6 b ack room poetsand a guest reading by Giles Goodland. BRP members reading include Rip Bulkeley, David Olsen, Gentian Rahtz and Paul Surman. MC Louise Larchbourne.
At the Albion Beatnik Bookstore (34 Walton Street, OX2 6AU) at 7:30 pm. Entry: £4 (non-members), £2 (members) Refreshments available.
More information here http://backroompoets.blogspot.co.uk/
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