�YES, I�m curious, at least. What�s this all about?�

If you have the eye and ear, you can write your own poems rich with rhyme and metaphor out of your own life. What you learn will enable you to say more than you thought you had in you to say.

"What's the deal? What are you offering?"

If you purchase a copy of my modestly-priced collection of poems, 21ST CENTURY BREAD: Short Rhyming Poems Post-9/11, I will give you a FREE Tutorial. It comes in two parts:

First is a 13-page 6,500-word step-by-step set of instructions and process-modeling called �Writing Short Rhyming Poems with Metaphors: A New Tutorial.� Using its techniques, you will discover a deep artesian well of creativity within your own experience. You will follow me step by step as I write a poem right under your nose. It is a �process model� you can use over and over to help you when you are �stuck� in your own work. I send this set of instructions to you by email so you can get started right away. It�s FREE � no extra cost.

Second, I will give you 30 minutes of Feedback Consultation & Critique on your own short rhyming poem(s) through an exchange of email. It too is FREE � no extra cost.

In return, you agree to send me only your BEST short rhyming poem for the first consultation.

�How would we get going on the feedback?�

1) You buy the book (99 poems, 134 pages, $12.95) at CreateSpace (Click here or on any image of the book on any page of this site.) The texts of many of the poems in the book appear beneath video readings on this website, so you can get a good firm idea of what's in the book as a whole.

2. You forward to me (at the address immediately to your right in the contents column of this page) CreateSpace�s confirmation of your order. (This has your receipt number both in the address bar and the body of the email with your name. The publisher will send you this by email immediately upon your purchase.) You may expect to receive from me by email �Writing Short Rhyming Poems with Metaphors� within 12-24 hours of when you forward to me your confirmation receipt.

3. You send me your poem for consultation when you have written a half-dozen or more and you feel you have a �best� to send.

4. If you enjoy the book both as "a good read" and as a collection of models to stimulate you to write your own poems with the guidance of the Two-Part Tutorial, I would hope you'd talk them up among like-minded friends face to face and by email, text messaging and the like, as convenient.

My goal is three-fold: First, to encourage more people to take rhymed poetry seriously and become comfortable writing it; Second, to create word-of-mouth � a little buzz � about this program and the book; and Third, to do something I really enjoy doing (coaching in poetry) while offering value for the price of the book above what my competitors offer.

(The book is also available at Amazon at the same price, but you can NOT get the free tutorial with purchases made there.)

That's the deal. Fair enough? Do you feel this represents real value for the price? Check it out now, order the book, and you can get started writing short rhyming poems with metaphors within 12-24 hours! Order it now!

Thank you.

Leland Jamieson
Poet and author of 21ST CENTURY BREAD: Short Rhyming Poems Post-9/11.