Reviews
"Verbis an idea whose time has come, an audioquarterly that features prizewinning writers like Tom Franklin and Robert Olen Butler reading their own work, musicians as good as Peter Case, and poetry too.Verbhas everything but an aural centerfold."--William Gay, author ofI Hate to See That Evening Sun Go DownandThe Long Home, "Hundreds of literary magazines crowd the market, but [Verb] is bound to be heard loud and clear."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Any SEBA store that has not contacted the University of Georgia Press to order copies of the audio literary magazineVerbis missing a strong weapon in the war to keep our customers away from the chains. The first issue opens and closes with the voice of Walt Whitman, and includes many all-time favorites like Tom Franklin and Robert Olen Butler. Oh, did we mention James Dickey entertains fromThe Sheep Child. We're planning to have in-store readings in concert with future Verb releases."--Jake Reiss,Alabama Booksmith(Homewood, AL), "After hearing such lively tracks, you'll happily use Verb to turn your ride into a bookmobile."-- Creative Loafing, " Verb is an idea whose time has come, an audioquarterly that features prizewinning writers like Tom Franklin and Robert Olen Butler reading their own work, musicians as good as Peter Case, and poetry too. Verb has everything but an aural centerfold."--William Gay, author of I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down and The Long Home, "Any SEBA store that has not contacted the University of Georgia Press to order copies of the audio literary magazine Verb is missing a strong weapon in the war to keep our customers away from the chains. The first issue opens and closes with the voice of Walt Whitman, and includes many all-time favorites like Tom Franklin and Robert Olen Butler. Oh, did we mention James Dickey entertains from The Sheep Child . We're planning to have in-store readings in concert with future Verb releases."--Jake Reiss, Alabama Booksmith (Homewood, AL), "We learned in elementary school that a verb is an action word. Now we know it is also a redefinition of how readers and writers connect. Verb is the most innovative change to hit the literary landscape since Bob Dylan picked up a guitar and turned rock into poetry. Verb is hip. Verb is smart. Verb , my friends, is where it's at."--Connie May Fowler, author of The Problem with Murmur Lee and Before Women Had Wings, "After hearing such lively tracks, you'll happily useVerbto turn your ride into a bookmobile."--Creative Loafing, "We learned in elementary school that a verb is an action word. Now we know it is also a redefinition of how readers and writers connect.Verbis the most innovative change to hit the literary landscape since Bob Dylan picked up a guitar and turned rock into poetry.Verbis hip.Verbis smart.Verb, my friends, is where it's at."--Connie May Fowler, author ofThe Problem with Murmur LeeandBefore Women Had Wings, "Hundreds of literary magazines crowd the market, but [ Verb ] is bound to be heard loud and clear."-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Hundreds of literary magazines crowd the market, but [ Verb is bound to be heard loud and clear."-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
