I saw a headline the other day, about how Lady Gaga crashed Amazon with her 99¢ music offer. As far as I could tell once I clicked through, the Lady hadn’t actually crashed Amazon. She just slowed it down to a thick cyber-syrup.
All because her fans couldn’t wait to join the music craze for a mere 99¢.
I considered what it might take for us to do the same to the Book Giant, if we offered a lifetime of poetry fun for a yearly cost of 99¢. I didn’t have any art deco spectacles or 9-inch heels, inverted triangle dresses or purple bouffant wigs. But I did have a red ribbon (and the picture above to prove it).
I know, I know. Who’s going to crash Amazon with poetry and a red ribbon? Well, it could happen. After all, we want to give you the chance to subscribe to our Every Day Poems newsletter, where you can…
• read and enjoy a hand-selected poem every day (except weekends when we like to spend time writing)
• never miss a poetry writing project announcement again (unless you forget to check your email for days on end 🙂 )
• connect with other poets
• possibly get featured (or see someone else you know-and-love get featured), in Every Day Poems or at one of our poetry partners
• get terrific writing tips from published poets, poetry teachers, and people who love poetry
• hear about our upcoming Twitter parties, before they happen 🙂
• help us cover the cost of Every Day Poems (depending on our number of subscribers, the cost can rise to several hundred dollars a month… oo la la!)
And maybe we show the world how a little poetry can make a person ga-ga too.
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HisFireFly says
I’m in – all in!
Also, may I please be added to the Tweet Poet friends list?
Rombout says
Poets R 1 of a kind, u got my vote on this.. so let’s:
‘Take off, leave the runway of the mind, liftoff Love, enter starship paradise’
Namaste?
Rombout
L. L. Barkat says
Karin, done 🙂
Rombout, thanks for the vote 🙂
Kelly Sauer says
Just did what I could! How fun!
Megan Willome says
I had no idea you did this! But I don’t think we can crash Amazon, not without a message of empowerment and the joys of dressing in meat.
L. L. Barkat says
I hereby give you a message of empowerment, Megan. And a roast. (Or something like that 🙂
David Rupert says
I paid my money. But the Internet is still up. What’s with that?
L. L. Barkat says
Lol, David! 🙂 Well, did you get your 2 billion poetry friends to subscribe too? 😉
Kathleen says
What a deal. I’m in. 🙂
L. L. Barkat says
Kathleen, I love a good deal too. I almost got myself a second subscription just for the fun of it 🙂
Glad you’re in!