TABLE OF CONTENTS - ANNOUNCEMENTS

Spoken Poetry MP3 - Mark Norman
Certificates
Password Protecting
Publication of Apotheosis on a monthly basis
PGS Online Store
Money in Excess of these Costs

Epigram – Paul F. Kisak
Multi -Mental Brief - Dr. Greg Grove
Concerning Copyrights - Mark Norman

It is my pleasure to open a new page on the Poetic Genius Society Website.

SPOKEN POETRY MP3

I have recorded three poems in the MP3 format (small and downloaded faster) to get the ball rolling. Included on this page is a downloadable zip (if you do not have winzip download it here and use the free trial http://download.com.com/3000-2250-10161502.html ) that contains a free recorder/editor, a patch to let it convert to MP3, and instructions. It was difficult to find a free recorder capable of producing MP3’s. There are several of better quality that you can use on a trial basis (normally 30 sec. record limit) if your poem will fit within the thirty second time slot.
Pick a couple of your own poems that you would like to record, use the downloadable recorder/editor or your own, save it in the MP3 format, and email it to me. I will post it on our new page.

The creation of this page is outcome of an idea submitted by Pierre-Alex. Sicart

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I can now send out certificates upon request/payment at anytime instead of at six month intervals. Five dollars within the United States and ten dollars outside the US. Please mail your check and address to me;

Mark Norman
477 Springbrook Dr.SW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Or use your credit card and pay through Paypal.com. (include your address)

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I have read the post on password protecting. The last two issues of Apotheosis have not been password protected because our server does not offer it. I believe this is to discourage users from developing illegal or porn sites. I said that I would investigate other means of password protecting, but it appears unnecessary due to consensus of members so far. Apotheosis will be available to the public at the same time as it is available to members. The only possible draw back to this is having something published that you preferred was not. Please be specific if you post to the group for their eyes only. Make a statement at the top of the email so that it is not inadvertently published.

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Publication of Apotheosis on a monthly basis,

I am considering this. With increasing membership and enthusiasm we may be looking at going monthly about May. Let’s see how submission receipts hold up this spring.

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I am happy to announce the opening of the PGS Online Store, where apparel, mugs, mouse pads, etc. embossed with the PGS logo may be purchased.

http://www.cafeshops.com/pgsstore

A link to our shop will appear on our main web page soon. As far as the merchandise, Sharon and I have purchased the bumper sticker, ball cap, hooded shirt and mouse pad. The logos look excellent and the merchandise quality is comparable to the prices. All prices are marked up exactly one dollar (except coasters, which are marked up fifty cents). Any funds received from merchandising will be handled the same as any excess funds from the certificates. Any cash excess will be applied to our domain name’s yearly registration ($7.95/yr.) and server space rental ($8.95/month). If there should be money in excess of these costs, it will go to the yearly poetry contest.

A note on the certificates;

Muhamed Veletanlic brought to my attention the cost of money orders etc. outside U.S. and possible use of Paypal. I am a member of Paypal, so anyone outside of the U.S. (as well as within the U.S.) may use it to purchase a certificate. I am registered under my email marknorm@adelphia.net If you use this method of payment please remember to send your address to me.

http://paypal.com/

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Any money in excess of the cost of producing and mailing the certificates will be applied to our domain name’s yearly registration ($7.95/yr.) and server space rental($8.95/month). If there should be money in excess of these costs, it will go to the yearly poetry contest. Same principal applies to PGS store sales. I will post a financial sheet at year end.

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Epigram – Paul F. Kisak

I have never heard of the 'epigram' style of
poem before, so I thought I would pass along the
definition.

ep•i•gram (µp"¹-gr²m") n. 1. A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. 2. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. See Synonyms at saying. 3. Epigrammatic discourse or expression. [Middle English, from Old French epigramme, from Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein, to mark the surface, inscribe : epi-, epi- + graphein, to write; see gerbh- below.]

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Multi -Mental Brief,

Dr Greg Grove has revised the Grove-McCall Multi-Mental Scale-Revised into the Multi-Mental Brief. The Multi-Mental Brief is a test of verbal and nonverbal reasoning along the lines of multiple intelligences.

The Multi -Mental Brief is now being hosted on the PGS website server. You can access it by clicking this link:

http://www.poeticgenius.com/multi_mental_brief.htm

or by going directly to the PGS website, to Admissions, then to the list of qualifying tests and clicking the above link.

www.poeticgenius.com

The Multi-Mental Brief is offered online in Word and PDF formats.

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Hello Poetic Genius Society Members,

Dr. Wallace Rhodes emailed an excellent question the other day. I would like to share the answer to that question with the rest of the group.

Question; I would like to pose the question concerning copyrights, etc. relating to submitted poetry.

Answer; Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

Copyright protection subsists from the time the work is created in fixed form. The copyright in the work of authorship immediately becomes the property of the author who created the work. Only the author or those deriving their rights through the author can rightfully claim copyright.

The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright.

Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is "created" when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time.

Publication is no longer the key to obtaining federal copyright as it was under the Copyright Act of 1909. However, publication remains important to copyright owners. This is where publication in Apotheosis comes in handy for fixing a copyright date upon your poem, etc.

The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, although it is often beneficial. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works.

For more information visit;

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html#wci

Anyone one who has more information on copyright please feel free to post.

Thanks,

Mark

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