[bksvol-discuss] Re: children's poetry/BSO?
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:24:12 -0600
It really is a shame that it cannot be justified properly or lines added; it
truly destroys much of the presentation of poetry. However, I am at least glad
we can have it up there to "complain" about. Smiles.
Valerie
On Mar 1, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:
> Hi Valerie, put the stars in between the stanzas, smile.
>
> It is a shame that Bookshare can't format poetry correctly though.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 11:25 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: children's poetry/BSO?
>
>> Even a single star between stanzas? How do you suggest preserving the brea
>> if you do not like a single star? I believe that is how Lissi and Evan have
>> been formatting poetry.
>>
>> Valerie
>>
>> On Feb 28, 2010, at 7:46 PM, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:
>>
>>> Smile for me the stars would be really annoying, smile.
>>>
>>> Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 6:04 PM
>>> 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
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