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Thanks for replying to my question Simon, I'll definitely look these suggestions up and see if they work for my mailing list. And a big thanks to Pete and Ruth for bringing us the evening - I agree with a lot of the comments - it was fun but I wa...
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Hiya, Running a mailing list - here you should use mailman or sympa these are server based application you can install and then run multiple lists, if you dont have your own server then you can hire the service. We use Electric Embers, theyre a n...
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Here are some practical questions posted on the question board at Geekcamp. Please post any suggestions you think would help our questioners - links, tools you've used, people to talk to etc.. - I would like to find good software to run our maili...
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Wed to literacy targets, poetry is rarely encountered beyond the English classroom. Currently, teachers are seldom given sufficient time in their training to explore poetry and its potential for different areas of study. How can this be changed? ...
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Take a look at , a new website set up by Dominique Raccah, CEO of Source Books in the USA, who I met up with recently. It's an attempt to create an iTunes and thus a new economic model, for poetry, a theme we'll definitely be exploring at the next...
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At OpenMute we've been working with POD book printing since 2005 and as part of our ongoing work we want to form a network of POD printers around the world in different regions. The reason for this is that part of the appeal of POD book printing ...
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Hi all There is a show at Pace Digital Gallery in New York that I thought you might be interested in. Digital Marginalia 163 William Street NYC http://csis.pace.edu/digitalgallery/ October 20 – November 13, 2009 Kate Armstrong & Michael Tippett ...
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IF:SO LAUREATES: ONE: THE CLOUD CHAMBER
We will be regularly adding articles on exciting digital literature projects written by the people who made them happen. Spill the beans about the perils, pitfalls and pleasures of the work you do and join the longlist to be an Ifsoflo laureate of digital brilliance. To start us off our Geek of The Week ANGEL DAHOUK of THE POETRY SOCIETY writes about...

THE CLOUD CHAMBER
Considering poetry across the curriculum
and across disciplines


The Cloud Chamber began as a solution to assembling a large number of poets without encountering barriers of distance or timing. The vision was a virtual symposium of inspired brainstorming and pixellating poetry.

In 2000, the Poetry Society conceived the Poetryclass scheme which involved a team of poet-educators across the country working closely with teachers, allowing them an insight into poets’ minds and igniting their confidence and enthusiasm for teaching poetry. In 2009, the Poetry Society received three year funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to focus on a number of areas, one of which will introduce poetry modules into initial teacher training at primary level. We are particularly keen to promote the use of cross-curricular poetry so that it becomes a natural art form to encounter in all subject areas rather than being confined to the literacy hour. Teaching poetry across the curriculum and encouraging writing across disciplines is not a new development by any means. However, as poetry is covered as a component of English, it is often neglected as an art form.

The Cloud Chamber serves as the first research stage into how poetry has featured in different areas of study, and how we can build on this. An experimental online meeting space, the Cloud Chamber encourages broader discussions around the trans-disciplinary use of poetry. It aims to connect poets, writers, academics, researchers and specialists in other fields to enable a dialogue exploring issues and practical approaches to the widening of poetry into other subject areas. Poet and educator Cliff Yates initiated discussions in three categories centred around philosophy, poems and practice.

Since it opened, the Cloud Chamber has raised awareness of poetry developments around the country, as well as allowing participants to access a creative network which may yield further collaborative work. For the practitioners, it is an opportunity for skills sharing and utilising other areas of expertise to create links with poetry.

The decision was taken to make the forum private (view and post by invitation only) to create a protected space in which contributors could share their work with no threat of copyright infringement. This also encouraged contributors to be more open with their reflections and ideas.

Wordpress was selected as a platform for discussions. A free online blogging facility, Wordpress is simple to navigate around and uses a content management system to upload information. When additional features are used, however, there is a small charge. Although the blog was designed inhouse, a software company was hired in to translate the design into CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). So, the first problem we were confronted with was the cost. Web expertise demands a high price.

The second dilemma we faced was persuading those who were interested in the Cloud Chamber to undertake the process of signing up with Wordpress. To overcome this, it is vital to develop further online literature projects so that people become more accustomed to the digital world.

In its first three months, the Cloud Chamber has attracted 61 registered readers and contributors across a range of regions and disciplines. Anyone who wishes to read or join in the debate, please send an email to Angel Dahouk at adahouk@poetrysociety.org.uk

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Peter Law

Geekcamp feedback and links and things 7 Replies

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Simon Worthington

OpenMute POD printer network

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Peter Law

Cool stuff 6 Replies

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Chris Meade

i-poet you-poet

Take a look at POETRY SPEAKS, a new website set up by Dominique Raccah, CEO of Source Books in the USA, who I met up with recently.
It's an attempt to create an iTunes and thus a new economic model, for poetry, a theme we'll definitely be exploring at the next ifsoflo event.

Posted by Chris Meade on November 9, 2009 at 9:30am

Kate Armstrong

Digital Marginalia and Pace Gallery/NYC

Hi all
There is a show at Pace Digital Gallery in New York that I thought you might be interested in.

Digital Marginalia
163 William Street
NYC
http://csis.pace.edu/digitalgallery/
October 20 – November 13, 2009

Kate Armstrong & Michael Tippett
Daniel C. Howe & Aya Karpinska
Michael Takao Magruder
W. Bradford Paley
Cassidy Curtis

Digital Marginalia gathers together five works that bring forth the richness of writing and imagery explor… Continue

Posted by Kate Armstrong on November 4, 2009 at 5:56pm

Christine Wilks

Creative Writing & New Media Archive

Great news: the Creative Writing & New Media Archive has been recognised as one of the best websites in its field for study and research!

For a good proportion of this year I've been working with Kate Pullinger and Sue Thomas on building a new resource, an archiveContinue

Posted by Christine Wilks on November 2, 2009 at 12:55pm

Simon Worthington

RSS collector for arts orgs in London

Hi,

http://artofdigitallondon.ning.com/ is a kind of parallel network to Ifsoflo but more general accross the arts and only London based, but like Ifsoflo its there to help arts orgs what it is they need to do make help them make use of the digital tools and networks.

- S

Look for a little advice ;-)

I wanna build something which i think is quite simple, i thought maybe someone might have some pointers?

I'm running a series of workshops to c… Continue

Posted by Simon Worthington on October 26, 2009 at 4:00pm

 
 

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if:book associates including Geekcamp co-convenor Pete Law offer consultancy to literature organisations on all things digital at competitive rates. Contact us via the ifsoflo ning to discuss your needs

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