For World Poetry Day: Help Rescue all these Great Poems from Obscurity (for only a dollar)

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Feb. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- So...your editor said "Give me 1500 words on World Poetry Day (March 21st) and don’t write about any poetry that’s so esoteric that nobody understands it...

...Write about poems that anybody can understand and write about somebody who writes poetry for the masses, and I don’t care if they’re local or not.”

So now where do you go?

Want to read some interesting poems that are easy to understand and could also be turned into some fantastic song lyrics?

Check out a book called “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential Song Lyrics.”

It’s by Robert Barrows, President of R.M. Barrows Advertising & Public Relations in San Mateo, California, and it’s available as a download for Kindles on Amazon for a dollar.

You can see it on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2UDYNC

And...(like your editor wants)...it’s entertaining poetry for the masses!

So if you are looking for something interesting to write about for World Poetry Day (and you know your editor won’t let you write about your own poetry)...check out a book called  “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential Song Lyrics.”

A lot of books about poetry are so esoteric that it’s hard to even get through a couple of pages of them without saying “What’s that all about?”

Not so with “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential Song Lyrics.” The poems in this book are very easy to understand and they will be great for bathroom reading, great for bedroom reading and even great for poetry readings at the local library. (Well... some of the poems might not be so suitable for local libraries...but some of the poems can fit in anywhere...especially in your coverage about National Poetry Month.)

What are the poems about?

The poems are about a variety of subjects. Some of then are funny and some of them are brilliant (Yeah, right, Who says so? The author...Who’s he? ...Who's this guy 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 there are links on that page where you can download the songs for 99 cents each on iTunes.

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

(Is the poetry getting more valuable yet?)

Barrows has also had some poems and some articles published in real newspapers and magazines, not just on the web.

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

NOW, WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE 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 some of 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.

Got your money’s worth yet?

Here are 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 you back.

And now...for a masterpiece that’s sure to become a great underground video hit:

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!

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 the book that Barrows wrote called “Cemetery of Lies.” 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 is 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?

So go ahead, download it...AND HELP RESCUE ALL THESE GREAT POEMS FROM OBSCURITY (for only a dollar)!

And if you are a rock star or a music publisher or producer, and you would 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!

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/dp/B00L2UDYNC