more on the launch: don’t be too down about our downtime!

by the Read Write Poem Staff

The new Read Write Poem — it's coming!

The new Read Write Poem — it's coming!

This is our last announcement post about the big launch this Friday. That’s right, the launch really is this Friday!

A launch wouldn’t be a launch without some good old downtime. We’ll have at least a few hours of that, beginning at midnight Eastern Daylight Time and ending (we hope) at about 6 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. We know you will be absolutely lost without Read Write Poem for those 6 hours, but we’re sure you can console yourselves with some ice cream or a bad movie or by wandering aimlessly along dark streets all night like a cat, moaning “Read Write Poem, Read Write Poem! Where is my Read Write Poem!”

If anything gets incredibly messed up and delays our launch, we will let you know through our Twitter account and Facebook group.

Everyone buckle up and drive safely. We’ll see you there in just a little bit!

Note: We are thrilled to announce that we are incoroprating the artwork of Charlotte Peys into the new site, in accordance with her generous Creative Commons license. Kamil, the base for the image above, has been our header on this site for nearly a year, but most of you have probably never seen the entire piece.

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