you guys publish chaps?

no.  not really.

but we will be putting out a short collection of poetry in the next few days

and 

we are going to offer a bunch of copies for free, twenty-five in fact.

however,

in order to get one of the free copies, you have to follow us on twitter and be one of the first 25 people to respond via email with a special code word that we will tweet later this week.

make sense?  no?  well, here’s what you need to do:

1. follow us on twitter at: nibblepoems
2. keep an eye out for a tweet from us in the next few days
3. respond via email (nibblepoems@gmail.com) with the special code word that’s in the tweet.  also send us your mailing address.
4. wait for a free book of poetry to come in the mail or order one once the details have been made public.
5. enjoy the book of poetry!

it’s just that easy.

if, for some reason, we have extra free copies that are not snatched up by our twitter peeps, we will offer them to folks who are facebook fans of nibble.  if you aren’t one, you can click the ‘nibble on my face(book)’ link on this here page.

good luck to all and remember, no matter what happens, we think you’re a winner.

friday feast

a few items to nibble on over the weekend:

1. the poetry competition has a deadline of dec. 9th, but don’t feel like you have to wait for the last minute…it isn’t christmas shopping after all.  but while we are on the subject, dec 9th is also our fearless leaders b-day and he’s still waiting for those spiderman underoos, he’s been waiting for 32 years (give or take).

2. issue eleven is oh so close to being full.  better get those submissions in soon!

3. this is a great time to order a subscription because you won’t have to wait long to get your first issue.

4. bumming around on the computer this weekend?  why not friend us on facebook or follow us on twitter.  if you search “nibblepoems” in both places, you should be able to find us.

5. don’t really have another item, we just like doing things in fives…it’s our fearless leaders fave number.  whatever.

11th hour for number eleven

just a heads up that issue number eleven is filling up fast…real fast.  so now would be a great time to get in that submission you keep telling yourself to send in before it’s too late.

because it is…this is it…right now…we are knee deep in that critical time before ”too late.”  wait another few days, a week, and it just might be too late.

fire up the presses!

we have some exciting projects in the works!

we are branching out a little with some speical books of poetry, in addition to the usual numbered issues of nibble.

most folks know about power to the people volume one and two.  for those of you who don’t, here’s a quick summary: we mailed out two blank copies of nibble and asked poets to hand write a poem and then mail it on to the next poet on the list.  we recruited 51 poets to take part. 

when we get them back home, we will photocopy the handwritten masterpieces and mail a copy out to each and every participant.  we will also offer copies for sale.

another project that we are excited about is a series of books focusing on poets we have published in the past.  these books will feature four poets each, will allow them to blow past our usual length limit and also include a short essay of sorts about the craft. 

by now everyone has heard about our first ever competition.  if not, you can learn more by clicking the link to the right, up top, titled 1st ever competition. 

we have a some super secret projects in the works as well.  but if you want to know more about these in advance, you’ll have to follow us on twitter (nibblepoems) or become a fan on facebook (click the link to the right).  we suggest both.

it’s a busy time here at nibble, but we always welcome your submissions of poetry for our regular issues.  that is our focus.  our first love.

nibble eleven

thought we should have a post formally inviting people to submit their work for issue eleven of nibble.

seems unnecessary since we are always open to submissions and have yet to have a theme issue (really), but our fearless leader hates to see us sitting around the office looking like we have nothing to do AND he gets kinda grumpy when we haven’t had a post on the website in a while.

he likes to stress that the friday posts be somewhat significant since it will likely sit at the top of the site all weekend, so this post won’t thrill him…

oh wait!

hey!  have you entered the competition yet?  you really should.  it’s gonna be great…

release the hounds!

yes, it’s true.  the first copies of nibble number ten are out in the world.

if you have a poem in issue ten, a copy will be coming your way soon.  if you paid for it, then the same is true. 

if, however (and we shudder to even think it), neither one of these is true, then you won’t be getting one.  wow, we just scared ourselves. 

please order a copy.  this is a great issue.  really great poetry, really great poets.  four tiny little dollars.  (that’s a discount of $1 off the cover price just cuz we really like you and want you to be happy and the poetry in nibble will make you happy). 

it’s a sure thing.  seriously.  we mean it.

and it is so easy to make this happen.  mail us a money order, send us four ones or just use paypal (click the ’subscription’ link to the right of this post).

you have been invited.

a letter 110209

Dear Editor Fleming,

What’s this about three novels sitting in a box in your garage?  I’m impressed (or is that aghast?)

The other thing I just have to mention is that poignant $2 bill someone sent you while on the verge of being evicted.  Serious?  That nearly made me cry.

My brief bio is below, and the vagrant poems showing up at your door.

Editors are the lifeblood of the poetry world, and you seem full of vigor, panache and wit, a great presence!  Thank you truly for considering my work. I bow down to you.

Most Sincerely,

Chris Crittenden

aw shucks, chris…

(click here to read the post about the $2 bill.)

excellent question re: our competition

one of our nibblers posted the question below and we thought it deserved a good, full answer.

Hey, I want to enter the contest. In fact, I just sent some work for general publication. Seriously, on my copy of Poe’s Complete Works, I have a disability and am surviving by the graces of my family. Can I enter the contest without fee. I already have an iPod and I’d drink the money away, so if I don’t take a prize purse, can I still put a piece into the mix? When Uncle Sam finally gives me my check, I’ll support this publication then. Or I could put some change in an envelope.

well, this is a tricky one.  the point of an entry fee is that the money covers the cost of producing this special issue and allows us to reward the best poem by giving the poet a small sum of money.  if we allow poets to enter without paying any kind of fee then we end up with an issue that loses money and a contest that has absolutely no teeth.  we have a winner who doesn’t get a prize and we are left with little desire to ever repeat such a contest.

however, when crafting the rules of this contest, we wanted to do something a little different and in doing so we invited folks to determine their own entry fee.

we’ve painted ourselves into a corner.

we would ask that every entry have some sort of fee.  you can be creative (as was the poet who sent a worthless bit of foreign currency from Zimbabwe) and maybe the “fee” doesn’t have to be cash, but there needs to be something.  so be creative, surprise us.  make this poetry competition unique if not well funded.

if you can afford to send actual u.s. currency, we would ask that you please do so.

facebook fan?

we’re sure that you are already a facebook friend of our fearless leader, but have you become a facebook fan of nibble?

you can do that by clicking the link to the right that says nibble on my face(book).

facebook fans get special insider info, previews of upcoming cover images and sometimes we offer super secret deals and bargains on issues of nibble and other interesting stuff only to our fans!

so do it.  it’s good for you AND it’s delicious.

issue 10 is full

not sure how this happened.  last time we looked, the issue was half full…we checked just now and it’s full.

weird.

but in that really good way that weird surprises put a smile on your face.

ok.

done celebrating.  now we’re going to ask you to send poems for issue eleven.  oh…and don’t forget about the competition.  you can read more by clicking the link to the right that reads 1st ever competition —————->