Hi, I know in reading poetry in Braille either in a book or magazine there are double spaces to mark the next stanza, so the lines within the stanza are in single space, and if the line can't be contained on one line as in print, then if the Braille line runs over, the words that finish the line are slightly indented so you know it's not the start of a new line but the finish of the line you were reading. I know verses aren't numbered as in song lyrics, but this is how I've seen stanzas look in a Braille book or magazine. I don't know how you can indicate change of stanza aurally, for I doubt you can. It's one thing to have a poem set out before you when you're holding a book in your hand and quite another thing when you're reading a poem using a Braille display or notetaker. I'd have to look at some poems I've downloaded and let you know. Regards, Kim. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mayrie ReNae Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:39 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: children's poetry/BSO? HI Valerie, I agree completely that books presented as poetry in print absolutely should be that way in bookshare's collection. An asterisk between stanzas for me as both a braille and auditory reader is the absolute best way to present poetry, given the capabilities of bookshare's tools. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:05 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] children's poetry/BSO? I sent this to Carrie, but I also thought I would send it to the list. Before I go to give away some of my children's poetry books like Dr. Seuss, I went to look at some, especially early additions. I notice few to none are formatted as poetry (for visual readers) with lines preserved to show how they are composed. I realize both styles help one group or the other, but unless we can preserve both paragraph and poetry format of poetry, it seems to me it should be presented as poetry in lines and stanzas. Would this be a good use of BSO or not? I know Nichole prefers reading poetry as lines, not paragraphs as do I, but am wondering what others think. How annoying would the asterisk (star) be between stanzas for those who listen instead of reading Braille or text? Thanks as always for your feedback! Valerie To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4907 (20100302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4907 (20100302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.