Newsletter for the World of Words by Elias Tobias

Poetry web blog traffic increases dramatically

Average daily page views from September 8, 2008 to January 30, 2009 were 989,586 and there were 514,640 average daily unique visitors. During this period there were a total of 73,593,540 unique visitors and 141,510,752 page views.
 “This is great news. It means I’m doing the right things for my audience. I will work to continue this trend,” Tobias said.
From September 8, 2008, when the World of Words registered with Blogtopsites, to January 30, 2009, there was a 3618 percent increase in unique visitors from 23,563 to 867,074.  A 4494 percent increase in page views was shown from the same dates, beginning with 38,870 to 1,755,397 page views.
On the eve of the second anniversary of the rebuilding of The World of Words by Elias Tobias, the numbers show that the move to the new host was one of the best things to do.  According to http://www.blogtopsites.com/stats.php, the World of Words is in the top 100 of all literature blogs registered with Blogtopsites, and the poetry blog is currently 94th.
Tobias started the web site 11 years as a way to get his work published.  For more information, go to .

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Elias Tobias celebrates Obama’s  inauguration with poem
Elias Tobias has written a poem to celebrate the inauguration of the 44th President of the United State Barack Obama.  The poem, called, “Waiting for the Moment” is on the poet’s web blog , The World of Words by Elias Tobias at eliastobias.net.
This poem is different than most poems written by the author.
“Most of my poems are without a particular person named, and exact locations and circumstances are not usually defined. Also this poem is longer than most, but due to the nature of the subject, the length is justified.  This poem is unusual for me because of the subject matter. Most of the time, politics and poetry don’t go together.  This is about an unusual person in an unusual time historically, economically and globally. Besides, I can break my rules I make, sometimes,” Tobias noted on the web blog.
The poem is included the “Color My World” book or category on the World of Words.  “Color My World” is one of several collections or books available on the web blog, and placement of” Waiting for the Moment” is the best book for the poem, Tobias said.

Register cell phone numbers on the national Do Not Call List
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies next month and you will start to receive sale calls. You will be charged for these calls.  To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National Do Not Call list.

It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number. It takes about 20 seconds.

What is your inspiration for writing?

Any creative art, including poetry, does not exist without that spark of creativity.  Where does it come from?  For me, the poet is a story teller always looking for something to say.  The”report” is not a story in a journalistic sense with a rush of a deadline.  The best poems for me grow until I have the opportunity to get them into words, and this process can take days, weeks or even months, depending on the concept.
Inspiration comes from the least expected nugget of gold found in the sands of time, but the product of the inspiration is a fragile thing that quickly disappears in the stream of life’s activities.  I get up in the middle of the night to scribble something down that finally reaches the part of my brain that forces me to get the words out or go crazy.
What is your inspiration for writing?  Let me know.  Send an e-mail to contact(at)eliastobias(dot)net.
 Poem of the Month
The Brightest Star

You get a chance to see the world,
and then you want it all.
You act like a conquering hero,
but get ready for the big fall.
History repeats itself for those
who are too blind to see
the books written by the scribes
for all of us to read
When you think you’re all alone,
and nothing seems to be right,
Just remember I’ll be with you, wanting
to hold you throughout the night.
All you need a little more time,
and you will find out who you are.
I’ll be waiting for you patiently
in the night sky as the brightest star.