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#1 2007-02-13 16:44:00

bumadax
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Registered: 2001-06-11
Posts: 9734
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publishing books of poetry

my good friend is a slam poet but mostly a writer. he printed out everything he's done in the last 2 years and came out with over 150 pages of poetry.

i'm fairly resourceful nowadays having some journalism under my belt, but i always find it helpful to ask human beings questions. and i like you guys.

would it be worth his time to shop around? what's the deal with publishing poetry? is it one of those who you know things? should he just keep doing slam tours and advertise a self-bound book until "somebody" thinks it's worth selling?

curious for him. he's amazing.


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#2 2007-03-13 18:29:00

greenmuse
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From: Madison, Wisconsin
Registered: 2007-03-10
Posts: 2
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Re: publishing books of poetry

Did you get any help from anyone regarding this?

If not, I can point out several places for him to self-publish his collected works as well as tips on how not to fall into the common traps of so-called "Vanity Press."

I would be happy to help; if necessary I can give you my credentials as well...


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