"Expand the Madness o' the Swirl World"
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This year, the Mad Swirl staff got together to list some projects we want to do to extend the Mad radius of the Swirl. We feel its current pulling and compelling us to do more. Here are just a few of the projects we'd like to accomplish:
"¢ Publish print anthologies of Mad Swirl poetry, short stories, and art: Our online presence is great and dynamic, but we want to publish something in hard copy, too; one every year. Sometimes it's nice to hold a book in one's hand, isn't it?
"¢ Release a Web 2.0 of the MadSwirl.com: We want to make our site more interactive, make it easier for all Swirlers to make comments and have creative chats about all of the mad poetry, short stories, and art that our mad poets, writers, and artists bring to the Swirl. We will have editor's Forums for interaction between our editors and all Mad Swirlers. We could do a lot more with a more open architecture. Interested?
"¢ Swirl-A-Bout: We have held live events, beside our monthly open mic at the Absinthe Lounge, here in Dallas. We would like to have more of these AND take them on the road. We are currently planning execution of a new concept: This August 2014, Mad Swirl will attend the 3rd Annual International Poetry Festival in Fermoy, Ireland. We intend to create a documentary about this experience; seeking the heart of poetry in the facilitators, participants and spectators of the Fermoy Festival. This will be the first of many documentaries to record such experiences in a format that can be shared with Mad Swirlers around the world. How cool is that?
"¢ Webcast Mad Swirl Open Mics: We would like to share our monthly open mic (and other special Mad Swirl features) with Swirlers worldwide. With the right equipment, we can make that happen through a medium like Ustream for all to "tune in" at no charge to you. Sound good?
To date, we at Mad Swirl have funded all of our projects we have accomplished from our personal finances, including our dot com. To accomplish the projects listed above and possibly more, we need help from other Mad lovers of all things Swirlish. Won't you help us out? Give what you can and we will move to accomplish as much of the above as your donations support.
Sincerely,
Your Mad Swirl Crew
"¢ Publish print anthologies of Mad Swirl poetry, short stories, and art: Our online presence is great and dynamic, but we want to publish something in hard copy, too; one every year. Sometimes it's nice to hold a book in one's hand, isn't it?
"¢ Release a Web 2.0 of the MadSwirl.com: We want to make our site more interactive, make it easier for all Swirlers to make comments and have creative chats about all of the mad poetry, short stories, and art that our mad poets, writers, and artists bring to the Swirl. We will have editor's Forums for interaction between our editors and all Mad Swirlers. We could do a lot more with a more open architecture. Interested?
"¢ Swirl-A-Bout: We have held live events, beside our monthly open mic at the Absinthe Lounge, here in Dallas. We would like to have more of these AND take them on the road. We are currently planning execution of a new concept: This August 2014, Mad Swirl will attend the 3rd Annual International Poetry Festival in Fermoy, Ireland. We intend to create a documentary about this experience; seeking the heart of poetry in the facilitators, participants and spectators of the Fermoy Festival. This will be the first of many documentaries to record such experiences in a format that can be shared with Mad Swirlers around the world. How cool is that?
"¢ Webcast Mad Swirl Open Mics: We would like to share our monthly open mic (and other special Mad Swirl features) with Swirlers worldwide. With the right equipment, we can make that happen through a medium like Ustream for all to "tune in" at no charge to you. Sound good?
To date, we at Mad Swirl have funded all of our projects we have accomplished from our personal finances, including our dot com. To accomplish the projects listed above and possibly more, we need help from other Mad lovers of all things Swirlish. Won't you help us out? Give what you can and we will move to accomplish as much of the above as your donations support.
Sincerely,
Your Mad Swirl Crew
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Mad Swirl
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Dallas, TX