Yep. I manage the site. You are welcome to send any information, thoughts or comments to info at readwritepoem dot org.

A description of everyone’s “job” is on the “brought to you by page” and all the email contact information is on the “get involved” tab.

deb

i need to know that there are other people out there
that think the same way i do,
that like what i like,
that think in words, in paraphrases,
in rhythm, in rhyme…
i need that…
i live in a small town where i know no one
who likes what i like…

About StumbleUpon: Let us catch our breath and make sure FB and Twitter are not just ways to distract and procrastinate before making a foray into that locale!

(But seriously folks, Dave usually has his fingers on the pulse!)

These little goodies won’t be for everyone. And some folks may fade in and out of using them, too.

What we do here at RWP will never depend on those outlets. So join, or not, and feel right at home at RWP!

Please do add us to your Google Reader, whether or not you join Facebook.

In answer to your question, we won’t make announcements there that we don’t make here, but we will be using some of the functions listed in my response to Jenn (above), so there might be additional things we send out (poetry links, poetry news and the like) that we don’t have a good way to communicate otherwise.

Deb might have more thoughts on that ~ just my two cents.

-Easily e-mail the entire group with updates about RWP and with poetry, poetry news, etc ~ the way Jo describes in her comment.

-Create and jump into discussion threads.

-Find and appeal to a wider audience, which speaks to marketing RWP. We are dedicated to growing the group, and the more exposure we have, the better. (Also, the more participants we have, the more people will see *your* work each week, so marketing the project ultimately benefits all its participants.)

-Plus a lot of RWP participants are on Facebook more than they come to this site, and every time we update something over there (often announcing things going on over here) the entire RWP FB group will be pinged, so it allows us another way to give folks a heads up about RWP goings-on.

There’s more, I am sure, that we will discover along the way. But the bottom line is it’s another way to reach out and will work synergistically with this site. And people are by no means required to join up if they don’t want to. It’s an enhancement, if you will, and an optional one at that. Think of it like levels of trim on a car: You can have the basic model if you want, or have the decked out version. With these new RWP ventures, you can pick the level that suits you and have more options for participation in the project than ever before.

I think social networking can be helpful, but why would I go to a poet’s Facebook instead of his/her blog?

Looking at the Facebook page for RWP, I don’t understand what can be done there that cannot be done on RWP’s blog. Exposure is a good reason for the RWP page, but it does not convince me to have another account name and password of which to keep track.

Darn, I’m glad to get that off my chest. I will pursue an account at Facebook simply because (you Deb have invested hundreds of hours into analytical evaluation) I do believe every person needs to expand their network of individuals participating in their life. A gathering of persons in the poetry community would provide a backdrop for developing an appreciation and expansion of poetic ability and comprehension. Thanks Deb. Regards DCH

I’ve had an a/c for years but never really used it apart from keeping in touch with friends abroad. I also like the idea that there are people around while I’m working, makes me feel less isolated, sad, cough, but true………..So I’m in (and really what more could you want…*cheeky grin*).