Tom Koontz of Barnwood Editions has created a web folio, or digital mini-book, whatever you’d like to call it—Tom calls it an “e-chapbook”—of a bunch of my poems: “Le secret de l’univers.” I love the layout! I am so so thrilled!! The photo is one I took in north St. Louis.
So anyway, Tom is doing a whole series of e-chapbooks—“Great Finds.” Cool, eh?
I’d love to hear people’s opinions about the relative merits of publishing in this way.
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 10:27 am
Aaron,
I love the web folio! I love the plain white and the way the poems stand on their own. Jill and I enjoyed Song Of Belz. It left me smiling. I know very little about publishing, but I would like to learn. I see that there is copyright protection which seems good. I have wondered (in regard to my poems published on WordPress) if theft is an issue. But I really like being able to get poems on the web and get feedback. I have a burning desire to share my poems right now so it seems worth the risk. You have certainly published a lot on WordPress. Do you hold any poems back because you want to ensure they are protected? And how do you go about connecting with someone like Tom Koontz. Do you submit poems to many publishing houses? How do you decide? Lots of questions, I know. I’d appreciate any help. Peace, John Eells