Because anything tagged *READ* should be read, right? 
OK ...
Rob aka poetinahat and I had a brief but enlightening discussion today. It centers around getting the stuff that's appeared on this board into a printed anthology and sold on a site like, say, Lulu.
I'm all for this. I'd license my own works, if any are chosen.
That said, I'd suggest we go forward. I nominate me to design the book. I nominate Rob to be the editor-in-chief. I nominate the current poet lauerate to have oversight and supervision, as well as write a forward. MacAllister should also write a forward; it is, after all, her site.
The kicker to all this is that proceeds from any royalties go in two directions: 1.) to AW, say 30 percent; and the other 70 goes to a charity of the collective's choosing. I know. A lot of people will be put into the book. But, if selected, that person should have an opportunity to suggest a charity. Then, we choose one and the other 70 percent goes to that charity.
All those things in mind, I see the time horizon looking something like this:
-- Take a month to allow Robll through the poetry that's here. Plan to use nothing that's more than, say, a year old. Then, choose say the best 10 of those works. (I'd also offer that the 'Blue Rock' stuff is exempt from this and should be made into a separate collection)
-- Rob culls whatever he has down to 100 (or, up to 100). He then breaks those 100 down into categories.
-- Rob edits and re-edits. He might then send back to the authors works that might need a second go 'round for clarification. Rob might also create some sort of a letter that gives authorization for AW to use the poem, publish it in a book and sell it. (And I'll add this -- until you see the work in a book, there's nothing like it. TRUST me).
-- Then, Rob reorgs and sends the stuff to Mac and William Haskins (who is mentioned in the photo captioning thread because, well, I mentioned him).
-- Once all is biggie biggie blessed, the materail gets sent to me. I package it, send proofs to Rob. He OKs it. We send to Lulu, produce, market and, well, away we go.
-- We should decide the charity well before this. We can then work with that charity to market the book on its behalf. It could also open up a lot of doors for the book and, in turn, those who contributed.
I took the time to write this post, so, obviously, I am onboard. Rob's mentionedit and he's mentionedi n here prominently, but really, I have no idea if he'll have time or energy to do it.
I'd offer that if you have suggestions, let's get them here. Let's get this rolling. We created a poet lori ott. Let's do this, too.
v/r, jt
OK ...Rob aka poetinahat and I had a brief but enlightening discussion today. It centers around getting the stuff that's appeared on this board into a printed anthology and sold on a site like, say, Lulu.
I'm all for this. I'd license my own works, if any are chosen.
That said, I'd suggest we go forward. I nominate me to design the book. I nominate Rob to be the editor-in-chief. I nominate the current poet lauerate to have oversight and supervision, as well as write a forward. MacAllister should also write a forward; it is, after all, her site.
The kicker to all this is that proceeds from any royalties go in two directions: 1.) to AW, say 30 percent; and the other 70 goes to a charity of the collective's choosing. I know. A lot of people will be put into the book. But, if selected, that person should have an opportunity to suggest a charity. Then, we choose one and the other 70 percent goes to that charity.
All those things in mind, I see the time horizon looking something like this:
-- Take a month to allow Robll through the poetry that's here. Plan to use nothing that's more than, say, a year old. Then, choose say the best 10 of those works. (I'd also offer that the 'Blue Rock' stuff is exempt from this and should be made into a separate collection)
-- Rob culls whatever he has down to 100 (or, up to 100). He then breaks those 100 down into categories.
-- Rob edits and re-edits. He might then send back to the authors works that might need a second go 'round for clarification. Rob might also create some sort of a letter that gives authorization for AW to use the poem, publish it in a book and sell it. (And I'll add this -- until you see the work in a book, there's nothing like it. TRUST me).
-- Then, Rob reorgs and sends the stuff to Mac and William Haskins (who is mentioned in the photo captioning thread because, well, I mentioned him).
-- Once all is biggie biggie blessed, the materail gets sent to me. I package it, send proofs to Rob. He OKs it. We send to Lulu, produce, market and, well, away we go.
-- We should decide the charity well before this. We can then work with that charity to market the book on its behalf. It could also open up a lot of doors for the book and, in turn, those who contributed.
I took the time to write this post, so, obviously, I am onboard. Rob's mentionedit and he's mentionedi n here prominently, but really, I have no idea if he'll have time or energy to do it.
I'd offer that if you have suggestions, let's get them here. Let's get this rolling. We created a poet lori ott. Let's do this, too.
v/r, jt
