For National Read a Book Day (9/6/14)...Help Rescue some tantalizing Poems from Obscurity

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Sept. 5, 2014 - PRLog -- THIS YEAR...FOR NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY...CHECK OUT A BOOK CALLED

“CRAZY ROBERT’S POEMS AND POTENTIAL SONG LYRICS.”

Yessiree poetry lovers...Now you can help take all these great poems out of obscurity by downloading them all for only a dollar!

Want to read some interesting poems that could also be turned into some fantastic song lyrics? Check out a book called “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential Song Lyrics.”

All you have to do to start rescuing all these great poems from obscurity is to download “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential Song Lyrics” from Amazon for a dollar.

You can download them for your Kindle for a dollar from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B00L2UDYNC/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_eos_detail

If you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the free Kindle Reading App on that same page.

The poems are about a variety of subjects, Some of then are funny...Some of them are brilliant (Yeah, right, Who says so? The author...Who’s he?  ...A guy named Robert M. Barrows.)

Who?

Ok, here is a little background about the poet.

As long as you’re going to pay a buck to buy a book of some of his poetry, you might as well know who he is.

In addition to writing poetry, Robert Barrows is also a sculptor, songwriter, inventor, author and adman.

He is the President of R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising & Public Relations in San Mateo, California.

He is the inventor of a video tombstone called the "Video Enhanced Gravemarker" (U.S .Patent # 7,089,495).

You can see more about the video tombstone at www.barrows.com/invention.html.

He is also the author of an as yet unpublished novel called "Cemetery of Lies." Cemetery of lies is a collection of intimate, secret confessions, as told from beyond the grave, through video tombstones. You can read more about “Cemetery of Lies” at www.barrows.com/novel.html

He also co-wrote of a couple of songs called "Run For Office" and "Big Bucks." Both of the songs have gotten some airplay.

You can hear free clips of the songs at www.barrows.com/music.html and you can download them for 99 cents each on iTunes.

The poem version of “Run For Office” is also included in this collection.

(Is the poetry getting more valuable yet?)

He has also had some poems and some articles published.

And he also developed some advertising math that actually lets you quantify the relationship between advertising and sales. That’s, right...QUANTIFY it!

Businesses of all kinds can use the math to help them make a lot more money.

The math he developed is called “The Barrows Popularity Factor.”

You can read more about it and download a booklet called “The Barrows Popularity Factor” at www.barrows.com.


So, you think a book of his poems might be worth a buck now?

You know you can call him and talk to him, too. His number is 650-344-4405. (Please try to call between 9am-5pm Pacific Time.)

NOW, WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE GREAT POEMS?

Well, here are some brief descriptions of them, including some lines of some of the poetry in them.

In alphabetical order, here are the poems in this book:

ANCHORS AWAY:A cute little ditty you’ll get a good laugh out of

COSMOLO...GEE:Thoughts on the origin or the universe, with a surprising last line

DEFINITELY SELF SERVE: “Fill her up, top off her tank, don’t hang around baby waiting for thanks”

EPITAPH:Chiseled into a tombstone...”I called 911 but no one come”

FOOD CHAIN:“We’re all birds of prey and your just DNA in the food chain”

HEAVEN OR HELL? CHOOSE WELL:

“I was playing cards with the Devil and God and surprise, they just upped the ante. My soul was at stake and they were taking bets on the outcome, and these guys know when you’re bluffing.”

IT USED TO BE MADE IN AMERICA: This poem is about the loss of jobs and the consequences of the outsourcing of manufacturing to other countries. It paints a vivid picture of conflicting economic forces, and you can also see this poem online for free

at www.itusedtobemadeinamerica.com and also at www.madeinusa.us.com.

PLAYIN‘ IT SAFE: It’s about everything from safe sex to safer sex.

RUN FOR OFFICE:“Out of work, need a job, Run For Office.”

There is also a song version of “Run For Office.”  You can hear a free clip of the song version of Run For Office at www.barrows.com/music.html. There is also a link on that page where you can download the song for 99 cents on iTunes.

Got your money’s worth yet?

Here some more great poems for that dollar:

SALES CALLS: Every salesperson in the universe will relate to this poem. It’s about making sales calls where no one, practically no one ever calls your back.

Now, for a masterpiece that’s sure to become a great underground video hit...a poem called....

SHE FUNKS LIKE AN AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR-2-3-4 (You get the picture...) Read the poem. It’s sexy, funny, lewd and crude and it will make a great music video some day.

But wait...There’s More!

There’s...
SITTING ON THE SIDELINES: For those of us who know the feeling of watching a game from the bench

SUMMER SQUALL: Don’t forget your umbrella

SUNSET: Think about it as you watch the sun set everyday

THE VIDEO TOMBSTONE NEXT DOOR: What kinds of things would you say from your own video tombstone?  And will it be truth or lies? (For more about stories told from video tombstones, check out a book that Barrows wrote called “Cemetery of Lies.” You can see more about it at www.barrows.com/novel.html)

TIME BOMB: This could become a very interesting theatrical piece:

“Let’s go to the window and watch him explode”

TOO MANY LAWS IN LEVITICUS: ...Too many laws for me...

(but not much to repent since they lowered the age of consent)

TOUJOURS L’AMOUR:  (There is also a piece of sculpture by Barrows called Toujours L’amour: You can see the art at http://www.barrows.com/tjl-red-1.html

Then of course, there’s a poem called “Why”

WHY?

Of course you have to end any poetry book with a poem about Why.

Will it answer your questions? Will it answer mine?

If it did, it would be a poem called How.

SO, HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH HYPE YET? HAVE YOU GOT THAT DOLLAR READY? Is it burning a hole in your pocket to read all these poems starting today?

Have you figured that, “Oh well, It’s certainly worth a buck to read some of these poems.” Go ahead, download it.


And if you’re a rock star or a music publisher or producer, and you’d like to talk about acquiring the rights to some of these poems to turn them into some songs, please give me a call and let’s do some business!

And there’s some more great poems I’m saving for a sequel. That might cost you another buck.

Want to buy the book now? Gotta have it today?

You can download “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential Song Lyrics” from Amazon and get it on your Kindle for a dollar from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B00L2UDYNC/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_eos_detail

If you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the free Kindle Reading App on that same page.

For more information, contact Robert Barrows in San Mateo, California at 650-344-4405.