October 3, 2011
**Whale Sound is now closed.**
“How do you like your poetry served?” is what we ask at Whale Sound Audio Chapbooks. Our theory is that poetry is like steak, and people like it served to them in different ways. Some prefer online text or online audio. Some prefer a printed book in their hands. Or just a PDF download. An e-book they can read on their e-reader. Some are fine with paying. Others prefer their poetry free. We publish each audio chapbook in all these formats. Our current titles and some guidelines below.
Current titles
Abrupt Hybrids by Felino A. Soriano
Fishwife by Jennifer Jean
Threatening Weather by Howie Good
Dark Refuge by Edward Byrne
Cloud Studies by Christine Klocek-Lim
Studies in Monogamy by Nicelle Davis
Handmade Boats by H.K. Hummel
baobab girl by Nic Sebastian (demo)
The audio chapbooks are available on their respective sites as free text and audio downloads. If you’d like to purchase a print version at manufacturer’s prices, visit the Whale Sound Store.
This is a wonderful idea. I’ve shared the link at SheWrites in the poetry groups there and on Twitter/Hootsuite.
Thank-you, Maureen!
I’m very happy to have been introduced to this site by a fellow poet. Great work!
Thanks for stopping by and for listening, Deb.
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