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Can We Crash Amazon Like Lady Gaga Did?

By L.L. Barkat 11 Comments

LL's Red Ribbon

I saw a headline the other day, about how Lady Gaga crashed Amazon with her 99¢ music offer. As far as I could tell once I clicked through, the Lady hadn’t actually crashed Amazon. She just slowed it down to a thick cyber-syrup.

All because her fans couldn’t wait to join the music craze for a mere 99¢.

I considered what it might take for us to do the same to the Book Giant, if we offered a lifetime of poetry fun for a yearly cost of 99¢. I didn’t have any art deco spectacles or 9-inch heels, inverted triangle dresses or purple bouffant wigs. But I did have a red ribbon (and the picture above to prove it).

I know, I know. Who’s going to crash Amazon with poetry and a red ribbon? Well, it could happen. After all, we want to give you the chance to subscribe to our Every Day Poems newsletter, where you can…

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And maybe we show the world how a little poetry can make a person ga-ga too.

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L.L. Barkat
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L.L. Barkat is the Managing Editor of Tweetspeak Poetry and the author of six books for grown-ups and four for children, including the popular 'Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing.' She has also served as a writer for The Huffington Post blog. Her poetry has appeared on the BBC and at NPR, VQR, and The Best American Poetry.
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About L.L. Barkat

L.L. Barkat is the Managing Editor of Tweetspeak Poetry and the author of six books for grown-ups and four for children, including the popular 'Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing.' She has also served as a writer for The Huffington Post blog. Her poetry has appeared on the BBC and at NPR, VQR, and The Best American Poetry.

Comments

  1. HisFireFly says

    May 26, 2011 at 9:10 am

    I’m in – all in!

    Also, may I please be added to the Tweet Poet friends list?

    Reply
  2. Rombout says

    May 26, 2011 at 9:42 am

    Poets R 1 of a kind, u got my vote on this.. so let’s:

    ‘Take off, leave the runway of the mind, liftoff Love, enter starship paradise’

    Namaste?
    Rombout

    Reply
  3. L. L. Barkat says

    May 26, 2011 at 10:07 am

    Karin, done 🙂

    Rombout, thanks for the vote 🙂

    Reply
  4. Kelly Sauer says

    May 26, 2011 at 10:26 am

    Just did what I could! How fun!

    Reply
  5. Megan Willome says

    May 26, 2011 at 10:55 am

    I had no idea you did this! But I don’t think we can crash Amazon, not without a message of empowerment and the joys of dressing in meat.

    Reply
  6. L. L. Barkat says

    May 26, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    I hereby give you a message of empowerment, Megan. And a roast. (Or something like that 🙂

    Reply
  7. David Rupert says

    May 26, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    I paid my money. But the Internet is still up. What’s with that?

    Reply
  8. L. L. Barkat says

    May 26, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    Lol, David! 🙂 Well, did you get your 2 billion poetry friends to subscribe too? 😉

    Reply
  9. Kathleen says

    May 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    What a deal. I’m in. 🙂

    Reply
  10. L. L. Barkat says

    May 26, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    Kathleen, I love a good deal too. I almost got myself a second subscription just for the fun of it 🙂

    Glad you’re in!

    Reply

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