April 2010 Newsletter
April 2010 Newsletter
Newsletter for the World of Words by Elias Tobias
Poetry web blog ranks among top 2.5 million websites on Internet
According to Alexa.com, The World of Words by Elias Tobias, a poetry web site started 11 years ago, has now reach the highest point in popularity by being among the top 2.5 million websites on the Internet and int he top one million websites in the united States. To see the current ranking, click here or on the poetry blog logo. This is a “poetry blog worth reading.”
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Become a part of the World of Words by Elias Tobias by volunteering as a correspondent for The Exponet, the newsletter for the World of Words By Elias Tobias. Basic writing skills are needed and an interest in poetry is desired. News can include guest columnists and news from your neck of the woods. All correspondents get an official The Exponet press pass to perform the duties of their work. All work will have bylines and be edited by the webmaster, who has final control of the web blog content. So join the staff of The Exponet! Send an e-mail to contact@eliastobias.net if interested.
The Mystery of Things
Life certainly is a mystery, even with all that we plan and anticipate. D. Karlan has recently begun a poetry blog called “The Mystery of Things,” and is off to a good start. To get to this poetry blog, click on the box with her logo or go to http://www.skarlancom.blogspot.com.
If you have a poetry blog which you would like to share with the world, get it on the World of Words by Elias Tobias special feature, the International Poetry Link Exchange program. The links are free and a reciprocal link is requested.
The World of Words by Elias Tobias has a series of 26 podcasts from the Love Notes book. You can listen to the recordings and download them for free to your favorite IPod device. You will need a program to hear them, so if you do not have a program, you can click here for a free QuickTime program. Find these and other love poems in the Love Note book.
Subscribe to the World of Words Video Channel
Subscribe to the World of Words Video Channel on You Tube for free and get nearly 20 videos produced for the poetry blog. From women in bikinis to fireworks on the the Forth of July and Wildflowers to Winter Wonderlands, see the videos at the Video link on the World of Words by Elias Tobias. To see the newest installment of Between the Lines from Red Dot Media Management, click here.
Get the print version of The Exponet
The latest edition of the April 2010 Exponet, the official newsletter of The World of Words, is available in PDF format, and can be sent to any specific email address upon request. To request a printed edition, contact the webmaster at contact@eliastobias.net.
Join the World of Words Fan Club
Be a part of the World of Words official fan club. The webmaster of the World of Words by Elias Tobias has created the Official Fan Club Web Site for the poetry blog. The Fan Club Web site is free, and those who want to join are urged to register for the main site with the link in the bottom right portion of the page.
The World of Words by Elias Tobias Official Fan Club web site is for those who want more from Elias Tobias and read all there is on the web blog. The Fan Club has many added benefits and the goal of the fan club is to create a true community of the webs site’s readers. Benefits include a personal blog by Elias Tobias called Between the Lines, Faces and Places, the Exponet Insider, free downloads and free classified ads for those who register. A special Official Fan Club Web site video has been created and is available at the World of Words web blog or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KrCcg4NMyE.
“News and Views” Theme for April
The theme of poetry for the month of April 2010 is “News and Views,” for all daily posts, including the Poem of the Month below. The choice in theme is a web site’s reflection about the news of the day, trends in people’s lives, and my views about this information. An example is what happens in Indiana in the spring … basketball championships in all the state division for the high school boys and girls.
It could be any Friday or
Saturday night when two teams
prepare to fight on the high school
basketball court.
It’s a sporting event, but it’s a
social occasion, too.
Girls meet boys, boys see girls;
old friends meet like it seems
they never do.
The cheer leaders jump up and
down and all-around while the band
plays the school song.
The photographers take the pictures
of the coach who can’t figure
what is going wrong.
And there are the kids sellings
hotdogs and Cokes to all the
folks in the stands.
Soon the buzzer rings, and the game
comes to an end.
The cheerblock’s shout echos about
with its leaders screaming the most.
But, the final victory is told by the
scoreboard, and it determines
which team cries or boasts.