Ringing Of The Bards

Let's Bring Back The Poetry Carnival!

2007-12-31T12:59:00.000-05:00

Note: This post and the next will remain at the top, new posts can be found below the second post.

The poetry carnival has bounced around the Blogosphere for several years now, stopping and starting in spits and sputters but never really making a complete lap without a breakdown so I thought, Billy, why don't you do something about it? You know how to fix things, you've got more tools than most poets and you know what it needs.

So I pondered the situation a bit and decided the first thing the carnival needed was someone to be committed. Dude, you could be committed at any moment if a shrink somewhere happens to read your poetry!

Next, a carnival needs a home base, a place to repair equipment and organize events. Billy, you know how to build stuff. "Oh S%^$# my &**^%!" Sorry about the outburst, I hit the wrong nail. Careful Dude, you've got no insurance.

Finally, a carnival needs a name, something more than just Poetry Carnival, you know? Something with a classic, yet textured feel, something... Hey, I got an idea!

And so, with that, my crazy alter ego and I bring you the Ringing Of The Bards, a weekly poetry carnival bigger and better than all the carnivals before it, with a listing of every one who hosts the carnival, links to their sites and info on where the poetry carnival will be held each week. I'll also be using Poets101.com, BloggingPoet.com and The Idle Hands Newsletter to promote The Ringing Of The Bards making this the biggest and bestess carnival ever.

And did I mention the Ringing Of The Bards is to be a weekly event. See the list below to see who's next.

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Who's Hosting?

2007-12-30T23:59:00.000-05:00

Host links will be changed to reflect actual "Ringings" once posted. In order to keep The Ringing active I, Billy Jones, will host The Ringing at BloggingPoet.com on those weeks we have no volunteer.

The Ringing #1 June 24th., 2006:
Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing #2 July 1st., 2006:
Katy Acheson of Something Katy

The Ringing #3 July 8th., 2006:
Ashraf of Archmemory

The Ringing #4 July 15th., 2006:
Glenn of Crunchy Weta

The Ringing #5 July 22nd., 2006:
Cecilia of Clear Candy Daily

The Ringing #6 July 29th,. 2006:
Robert Cameron Hazelton of AveragePoet

The Ringing #7 August 5., 2006:
Erin Monahan of Poetic Acceptance

The Ringing #8 August 12th., 2006
Dan of Naked And Ashamed

The Ringing #9 August 19th., 2006
Katy of SomethingKaty. Note: Please see submission guidelines as submissions are to be based on the art of Miss Sam Duffy. Poetry outside the guidelines will be considered.

The Ringing #10 August 26th., 2006
Daniel Bass of Paper Tigers

The Ringing #11 September 2nd., 2006
Pearl Pirie of Poetry Springs Boing, Curl, Sproing

The Ringing #12 September 9th., 2006
Russell Ragsdale of Yuckelbel's Canon

The Ringing #13 September 16th., 2006
Daniel T. Barkowitz of Talking to Myself

The Ringing #14 September 23rd., 2006
Jo Janoski of Jo Janoski

The Ringing #15 September 30th., 2006
Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing # 16 October 7th., 2006
Daniel of Talking to Myself

The Ringing # 17 October 14th., 2006
Abhay K of Ideas & Universe

The Ringing #18 October 21st,. 2006
The naughty kids from Wet Poems. Please see special ADULT ONLY instructions before submitting.

The Ringing # 19 October 28th., 2006
Ozy of Paper Tigers

The Ringing #20 November 4th., 2006
Jo Janoski

The Ringing #21 November 11th., 2006
Billy of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing #22 November 18th., 2006
David of Glittering Muse

The Ringing #23 November 25th., 2006
Professor Katy of SomethingKaty

The Ringing #24 December 23rd., 2006
Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com
Poems about the season, holidays, holidaze, any December holiday.

The Ringing #24-2.0 Jan 20th, 2007
Pearl of Poetry Springs Boing, Curl, Sproing will be hosting.
The theme: "anticipating the good".

The Ringing #25 Jan 27th. 2007
Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing # 26 February 3, 2007
Jo Janoski will be hosting. The theme will be "Magical, Mystical, or Mad."

The Ringing #27 Feburary 10, 2007
Billy The Blogging Poet will be hosting.

The Ringing #28 February 17, 2007
WriterWoman of The Shores Of My Dreams
Special Instructions: The deadline for submissions will be Feb. 14.

The Ringing #29 Feburary 24, 2007
Sara of Poets Who Blog

The Ringing # 30 March 3, 2007
Billt Jones of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing #31 March 10, 2007
Tiel Aisha Ansari of Knocking From Inside

The Ringing #32 March 17, 2007
Wm. Rike will be our host.

The Ringing #33 March 24, 2007
Sharanya Manivannan will be our host.

The Ringing #34 March 31, 2007
http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif Cynthia Huddleston of Prodigal Aspersions

The Ringing #35 April 15, 2007
Tiel Aisha Ansari of Knocking From Inside

The Ringing #36 May 5, 2007
Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com.

The Ringing #37 May 19, 2007
Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com.

The Ringing #38 May 26, 2007
Sarah of Poets Who Blog

The Ringing #39 June 2, 2007
Deb of GirlsWantPorn.com

The Ringing #40 June 9, 2007
Deb of SpeakingOfPoetry.com

The Ringing #41 June 16, 2007
Tiel of KnockingFromInside

The Ringing #42 June 30, 2007
Billy of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing #43 July 7, 2007
Deb of GirlsWantPorn.com

The Ringing #44 July 14, 2007
Tiel of KnockingFromInside

The Ringing #45 July 21, 2007
Sara of Fallen Words

The Ringing #46 July 28, 2007
Billy of BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing #47 August 4, 2007
Rax of Soul Phantasms

The Ringing #48 August 11, 2007
Tiel of KnockingFromInside

The Ringing #49 November 24,2007
Deb of GirlsWantPorn.com

Future hosts are still needed. If you would like to host send an e-mail to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com

Girls Want Porn Poetry Carnival

2007-11-16T08:20:00.000-05:00

Poets and poetry lovers everywhere will be interested in this announcment. Deb of GirlsWantPorn.com will be hosting the Ringing Of The Bards poetry carnival on Saturday, November 24th as a means to highlight blogging poets everywhere.

If you'd like to participate then send Deb the URL to a poem you've published within the last 2 weeks and she'll gladly work her magic on you.

Ringing #47

2007-08-05T19:08:00.000-04:00

The 47th RingingOfThe Bards is live at Soul Phantasm.

Next week's Ringing Of The Bards is to be hosted by Tiel of Knocking From Inside where the suggested them is religious and spiritual poetry but all poetry submissions are welcome.

Ringing Number 46

2007-07-30T21:51:00.000-04:00

The Ringing Of The Bards is live at BloggingPoet.com. Enjoy -Billy

Love Is In The Air

2007-07-08T21:11:00.000-04:00

A virus has infected the Blogosphere beginning with Girls Want Porn and this week's Ringing Of The Bards.

Next week's host will be Tiel of KnockingFromInside.

1 Year Anniversary!

2007-06-28T21:45:00.000-04:00

This weekend, Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com will host the one year anniversary of the Ringing Of The Bards, the longest running poetry carnival in the world. Get those submissions to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com by Saturday night.

Two More Ringings Scheduled

2007-06-24T20:29:00.001-04:00

June 30th Billy of BloggingPoet.com will be your host and on July 7 Deb of GirlsWantPorn.com will be hosting.

Dave's Not Here!

2007-06-02T20:21:00.000-04:00

The Ringing Of The Bards is live at GirlsWantPorn.com.

Next week's host will be Deb of SpeakingOfPoetry.com.

If you'd like to host the Ringing Of The Bards simply check the schedule, pick a Saturday and e-mail Billy at idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com

Ring 'Dem Bells!

2007-05-03T11:35:00.000-04:00

The Ringing Of The Bards returns to the new BloggingPoet.com this weekend. Please send your submissions to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com by no later than Saturday night. As always, Billy lets you ring any tune you want to ring.

#35

2007-04-12T16:05:00.000-04:00

Tiel will be hosting this weekend at Knocking From Inside.

And more hosts are needed.

26 Poetry Bloggers At Once

2007-03-11T20:21:00.000-04:00

The Ringing of the Bards is posted at Knocking From Inside with 26 submissions from poets from around the world. Tiel has certainly raised the bar when it comes to bringing together great poets for the longest running poetry carnival in the history of the Blogosphere.

If you'd like to participate in or host the Ringing Of The Bards... Well that was the link, go check it out. Next week's host will be Wm. Rike so get those submissions in ASAP.

The Ringing # 29

2007-02-26T08:05:00.000-05:00

The poetry carnival went live again last night at Poets Who Blog. This is two weeks in a row for Sara who has done a great job but deserves a break. I'll be hosting next weekend's Ringing Of The Bards so get those submissions in by late Saturday night and I'll get you included.

Past and future hosts can be found here and by signing up for the Blogging Poet/Idle Hands/Ringing Newsletter you can keep up with all the carnivals and so much more.

Billy's Ringing!

2007-02-11T17:25:00.000-05:00

The Ringing is live at BloggingPoet.com!

This coming weekend's host will be Sara of The Shores Of My Dreams and she's asking that you submit your poems no later than the Wednesday the 14th.

The Ringing #26

2007-02-05T21:57:00.000-05:00

The Ringing of the Bards #26 is live at Jo's blog-- enjoy.

The Ringing #25

2007-01-31T07:43:00.000-05:00

Ringing Of The Bards #25 is online at BloggingPoet.com.

The Ringing # 26 Feburary 3, 2007 will be hosted by Jo Janoski. Please get those submissions in by 2pm Saturday.

Currently every week is open. If you'd like to host then please send an e-mail to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com telling me what weeks you prefer.

Also, participants are requested to please post to your blogs each time you participate in The Ringing so that your readers can enjoy works by poets they might not yet know. Thanks -Billy

The Ringing #24-2.0

2007-01-20T22:31:00.000-05:00

It's live at Poetry Springs Boing.

The Holidaze Ringing Has Rung

2006-12-24T11:26:00.000-05:00

The Ringing Of The Bards is posted at BloggingPoet.com. I hope you enjoy being combined with the Tarheel Tavern again. Submissions were few for both but together they made up a full carnival.

We desperately need hosts ASAP. I would love to host it every week but that would be bad for the carnival, Please sign-up for the newsletter if you haven't already.

In other news: Let's use our poetry to do good. Please check out APoetsRag.com and consider submitting a poem to be published in an anthology of 365 poems with the goal of contributing 100% of the profits to a worthy nonprofit chosen by those who contribute to the cause. Feedback is welcome as well.

And finally, if you've got a book in print I want to use the Shoppes Blog to help others learn about your book. No I don't have the clout to make you a best selling author but it is free and only requires your time.

Don't forget BloggingPoet411.com. It's a great place to put all those things you could never put in a single search engine or directory listing. While I suggested no more than 100 words I really don't care if you write a thousand.

The Bards Ring In Christmas I Hope

2006-12-22T17:08:00.000-05:00

he Ringing Of The Bards has been silent for almost a month and I don't want to see it breath it's last gasp on the eve of Christmas Eve. That's why I'm asking poetry bloggers everywhere to send me your submissions by 2 PM EST tomorrow so I can have it posted by tomorrow night. Send them to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com

The theme is anything to do with any December event.

Also, hosts are desperately needed for future ringings. You can check the schedule to see who's hosting but the easiest was is to sign-up for the newsletter.

Or you could just let it die...

17 Ringers In A Row

2006-10-16T10:30:00.000-04:00

Because I made a dumb mistake causing my hobby horse to throw a shoe, we almost failed to have a Ringing this week but the rushing Russian Abhay came racing in on a fast horse to save the day. Abhay, you are a hero and the author of some very fine verse.

The Ringing Of The Bards is a weekly English Language poetry carnival open to poetry bloggers around the world. Why only English? Because I'm a dumb American who knows no other language.

Next week's host will be the naughty neon boys and girls of Wet Poems. Future hosts are always needed, you can check who's hosting when, get answers to your Ringing questions, and sign-up for the Ringing/Idle Hands Newsletter to be kept up to date on each and every Ringing Of The Bards as well as the latest in Billy News.

This post was made possible by PPP and by PP.

The Ringing #14

2006-09-26T00:20:00.000-04:00

That's right, 14 weeks in a row. This week the Ringing was hosted by Jo Janoski.

Next week's Ringing of the Bards will be hosted by Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com. Send your submissions to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com by 2PM Saturday.

Ringing Participants

2006-09-23T21:07:00.000-04:00

As a small (and I do mean, small) reward to those who have participated in The Ringing Of The Bards, I decided to post a permanent list of links (In no particular order) to those who have helped make us successful. There's no doubt I've missed several so please send an e-mail to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com if you're one of those I've missed.

Also, this is not to be the same as the list of Ringing Hosts so please let me know if you're a participant I've failed to include.

Clear Candy Daily
SomethingKaty
Naked And Ashamed
AveragePoet
ArchMemory
Paper Tigers
Jo Janoski
Words To Go With
Wet Poems
House Mouse
Ideas & Universe
Poetry Springs Boing, Curl, Sproing
Talking To Myself
When I Wax
Crunchy Weta
Poetic-Acceptance
Yuckabell's Cannon
BloggingPoet.com

The Ringing Of The Bards is brought to you by BillysToyStore.com-- All the toys for the good girls and boys. Books too!

The Ringing Archives

2006-09-12T23:51:00.000-04:00

Unlike many blog carnivals that simply go away after the new wears off, it was my feeling the Ringing Of The Bards should remain useful for years to come. Admittedly I've not done the best job possible but there are three archives that are located outside of this website.

The Who's Hosting page serves as an archive as well.

The first archive can be found at my own BloggingPoet.com where links to every Ringing can be found. The second is our newsletter archive. Yeah, I've missed a couple of newsletters but most are there. The third archive is kept at BlogCarnival.com where each and every host can update the archives and announce the carnivals they plan to host even if I fail to get it done.

And those, my fellow poets, are four more reasons why you should consider hosting the Ringing Of The Bards.

Ringing On Time

2006-08-23T13:28:00.000-04:00

As usual, I'm late.

The Ringing Of The Bards #9 is up and running at SomethingKaty. Based on the artistry of Miss Sam Duffy it was a smashing success.

This week's Ringing will be hosted by Paper Tigers.

Hosts are desperately needed.

The Ringing #8

2006-08-13T19:46:00.000-04:00

The eighth edition of the Ringing Of The Bards is now up and running at Naked and Ashamed. Dan has done a great job painting with primary colors to produce a rainbow of poetry submissions.

If you'd like to know more about the Ringing Of The Bards (the poetry carnival) well that was the link. Plenty of weeks are available should you desire to become a host. Available weeks and previous hosts may be found here. Hey guys, we really need some hosts to step up to the plate.

Next weekend's host is Katy of SomethingKaty. Katy has some special submissions instructions should you wish to participate in next week's Ringing Of The Bards. I think once you read her instructions you'll be happy to take part.

Hosts Are Needed

2006-08-10T20:55:00.000-04:00

The Ringing Of The Bards is in need of hosts for the following dates:
The Ringing #10 August 26th., 2006
The Ringing #11 September 2nd., 2006
The Ringing #12 September 9th., 2006
The Ringing #14 September 23rd
and beyond.

Hosting The Ringing Of The Bards is a great way to get links and visitors to your blog. As a matter of fact, there are no better ways of getting organic traffic to your blog. If you'd like to host The Ringing send an e-mail to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com and tell me the date you'd like to host. Be sure to put "The Ringing" in the subject line of your e-mail so I don't think your e-mail spam.

And finally, if you're unsure of how to host the Ringing there's tons of info at this site starting with links to all the previous and future hosts so you can see how they did it.

Are There Any Rules We Must Follow?

2006-07-29T20:24:00.000-04:00

The short answer: not many. Rules are generally set by each host but there are also carnival guidelines that are generally accepted but not considered written in stone. The first blog carnival, the Carnival of the Vanities was founded by North Carolina bloggers, Bigwig and Kehaar of Silflay Hraka and most are based on their example.

The generally accepted guidelines of The Ringing Of The Bards are as follows:

* It is recommended that current hosts follow these instructions and that future scheduled hosts submit here. IN doing so you may get more traffic and or submissions.
* Participants in any carnival should be willing to link to any carnival in which they are highlighted.
* Submissions should usually be no more than two weeks old but exceptions can be made.
* Submissions are usually due by 2PM., EST on Saturday but sometimes a host may have business or personal needs that cause him or her to vary the submission deadlines.
* The Ringing Of The Bards is usually posted online on Saturday or Sunday of each week.
* What is acceptable as a submission is at the discretion of the host. Should a host be unsure he or she can always consult the administrator of the carnival. In the case of the Ringing, the administrator is currently, Billy Jones of BloggingPoet.com. The administrator has no control over the host and is only there for consultation so don't bother trying to go over the head of any host. After all, there will always be other weeks and other carnivals one might try.
* Hosts may set a theme or topic but in doing so you run the risk that few will submit to your carnival. A better way is to set a theme with the option of accepting submissions outside the theme.
* Late submissions are sometimes accepted, though they will most often be footnotes at the end as rewriting an entire carnival for a few late submissions is more than would be expected of any host. If you're late and you get a link then be happy.
* A host may accept as many submissions as that host feels capable of handling be it 10, 20, 50, or 100. Honestly, no one is expected to handle over 20 or so submissions but if you're up to the task then handle it.
* When the ringing Of The Bards becomes consistently too big, it is hoped a second poetry carnival will be started by someone brave enough or foolish enough to try it, And it will be with the full blessings of those who participate in the Ringing.
* And finally, it's recommended that hosts send an e-mail to Billy Jones at idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com so he will know your carnival is up and running.

Remember: Nothing is set in stone and discretion should always be used.

Week Six Is Alive!

2006-07-29T19:04:00.000-04:00

Once again The Ringing Of The Bards-- the poetry carnival arisen-- is up and running, this time at the home of Bob Hazelton known to most as Average Poet. There are truly a lot of great submissions this week and Bob has exceeded even his own expectations with his presentation.

Next week's hostess will be none other than Miss Erin.

Speaking of hosts, they are desperatly needed. I know it sounds scary but it's really lots of fun. Please volunteer to keep the Ringing alive.

How Do I Make The Most From The Ringing I Host?

2006-07-23T05:52:00.000-04:00

In the interest of getting the most pleasure and traffic from your having hosted The Ringing Of The Bards may I suggest the following:

I know it's really hard but try to be original in the way you host the carnival. Take a look at previous ringings and see how others did it. You can find previous hosts here as well as future hosts and available dates.

Submit your Ringing Of The Bards to BlogCarnival.com so that others from outside our community can find it as well.

Submit an article to Poets101.com with the hyperlink to your poetry carnival.

Send an e-mail to Billy Jones at idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com with the hyperlink of your carnival so that Billy can post it to his blog and other highly trafficked areas only he has access to. Be sure to put "The Ringing" in the subject line of your e-mail.

Tell your friends and family.

Tell at least a few of those who participated in your carnival that the Ringing is posted, making sure you give them the hyperlink as well.

In the days leading up to the Ringing be sure to spread the word.

Avoid trapping poets into themes or certain types of poetry. There's no rule that says you can't set a theme or require that everyone write say a sonnet for example, instead of free verse or rhyming verse but that will cut down on the number of submissions as well as the number of links others post to your carnival. Remember: a blog carnival can help put you on the map but if the restrictions you set push out a heavy hitter then you very well might not get the attention you deserve.

And remember: It's all in fun so don't be afraid to be a host.

The Ringing Of The Bards-- Week 5

2006-07-23T04:50:00.000-04:00

Cecilia of Clear Candy Daily is our hostess for this week's Ringing Of The Bards-- a celebration of poets and poetry from around the world. In this week's Ringing we have poets representing Lebanon, Iraq, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, one secret agent from somewhere, one from somewhere in the stars, one from on the road, several from Europe, the Philippines, Canada, a Cod Sandwich, England, and the US of A., and is dedicated to Lebanon and to Ashraf whose family lies awake at night listening for the bombs while world leaders grow fat on their profits built upon the sales of weapons to those who wish to destroy the world. Remember: As Lebanon dies so dies the world.

My apologies for getting political with this week's poetry carnival but as world leaders are too cowardly to say it, we bards are left to spread the word.

Next week's host of the Ringing Of The Bards will be Bob Hazelton of Average Poet (an understatement, to say the least) and is proudly endorsed by Poets101.com and by me.

We've lots of weeks available should you wish to host The Ringing, simply check the schedule and e-mail me at idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com

The Ringing #4

2006-07-16T16:35:00.000-04:00

The Ringing Of The Bards is again being heard around the world as we all get a taste of Crunchy Weta, the poetry blog of Glenn from New Zealand.

Next week's Ringing will be in Europe and will be hosted by Cecilia of Clear Candy Daily. Please be sure to get your submissions in by 2 PM Saturday so that C will have plenty of time to get them all posted. Also, more hosts are needed for July 29th. and any week after August 5th. You can always find out who hosted previously, who is hosting now, and what weeks are available for you to host by checking out the Who's Hosting page at The Ringing Of The Bards blog.

Hey Big Guy, Wanna Party?

2006-07-11T21:02:00.000-04:00

Looking for a date? We've got weeks available and all it will cost you is your time. Hot, willing, and very able poets are waiting for you so what are you waiting for?

The Ringing #3

2006-07-09T22:53:00.000-04:00

The 3rd., edition of The Ringing Of The Bards has been posted to Arch.memory.

The next ringing will be hosted by Crunchy Weta.

To find out who is hosting on any particular week, find links to previous editions, or to see what weeks are available for you to host simply go to the Who's Hosting page.

Dates Available

2006-07-04T22:29:00.000-04:00

We just had a cancelation so several dates are now open for those who might wish to host The Ringing Of The Bards. Currently available dates are July 15th., July 29th., and any week after August 5th. You can always check the schedule here.

The Ringing #2

2006-07-01T22:49:00.000-04:00

The second Ringing Of The Bards is posted at SomethingKaty. Whatever you do, don't miss it.

Is There A Limit To How Big The Ringing Can Be?

2006-06-27T09:00:00.000-04:00

I got an e-mail from Katy yesterday. Katy is hosting "The Ringing #2" and because this is her first effort at hosting a blog carnival she was wanting to know if there was a limit as to how many submissions she was allowed to accept?

The simple answer, no, there is no limit. But that brings us to another question:

What if The Ringing Of The Bards becomes too big for one host to handle? If it turns out to be an occasional problem the host has the right to determine which submissions he or she will drop, but if hosts are continually reporting too many submissions then we'll simply start a second poetry carnival so we can accommodate even more poetry.

Don't worry though, Katy is hoping to host a really big carnival so I don't think anyone will be dropped this week.

The Ringing #1

2006-06-24T22:52:00.000-04:00

The first edition of The Ringing Of The Bards has been posted to BloggingPoet.com for your drinking and dining pleasure.

Remember: If you like to host "The Ringing" in the future then send an e-mail to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com . Also, next week's host will be Katy of Something Katy. Please send Katy your ringing submissions ASAP., and before Saturday, July 1st., 2006. Remember: the sooner you get your submissions in, the better "The Ringing" will be as Katy has a Sunday morning deadline.

E-Mail Sign-up Repaired

2006-06-22T22:04:00.000-04:00

Several people have been having trouble with the E-mail subscription form. It was my fault, but I've since repaired it so you shouldn't have any more problems. Thanks for your patience and thanks for participating in The Ringing Of The Bards.

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2006-06-20T23:53:00.000-04:00

Perhaps you noticed this badge on the top right of the page:

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Okay, so it's an ugly badge, I'm sorry if I'm a better poet than artist. If you'd like to design us a better badge then I'd be happy to let you volunteer. I'll even pay you with lots of links to your website. Or go ahead and put this ugly badge on your blog or website.

Update: Here's a badge designed by Katy. You can use either one you like or design your own.

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Update 2: Shirley Whiting Allard of House Mouse has designed us yet another badge for The Ringing of The Bards. Feel free to use any of these or you can make your own.

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2006-06-19T11:58:00.000-04:00

Click on the questions below to see the answers. If you have a question that's not here then send your question(s) concerning The Ringing Of The Bards to Idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com and I'll do my best to answer them.

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How Do I Become A Host?

2006-06-19T11:55:00.000-04:00

That's easy, simply check to see what weeks are available then send an e-mail to idleblogs (AT) yahoo.com with the words, "Ringing Of The Bards" in the subject line and I'll be happy to set you up as an upcoming host. Hosts get lots of traffic to their sites from the various participating poetry blogs so it's well worth your while. The cutoff date for submissions is usually Saturday night with the carnival going live late Saturday night or Sunday morning.

If you have any questions or need help I'll be happy to make sure you're able to get it done so don't get scared. okay. As people send me questions I'll post a list of FAQs to make it easier for all of us.

How Do I Participate?

2006-06-19T11:34:00.000-04:00

That's easy, all you do is sign up for the newsletter and you'll be told where to send your submission each and every week, or check with Poetisphere.com, Poets101.com, or BloggingPoet.com as the announcements are posted there as well. You'll be given an e-mail address where you can send the URL of your submission.

Then, when submissions are posted, please take a moment to post a link to that week's Ringing Of The Bards so that others will know as well.

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