Reviews from the press
What happens when you take a quality literary journal and send it out on a CD? A great sampling of contemporary poetry, fiction and music, as Verb adeptly proves with its inaugural issue.--Lit Kicks
Verb ably demonstrates that the sound of poetry and fiction being read aloud reaches into territories that simply cannot be mapped by the printed page. --Library Journal
For those who think it's OK to read while driving, allow us to introduce you to Verb--a literature-focused audio quarterly, combining prose, poetry and original music on two CDs.--Paste Magazine
The latest literary trend harkens back to ancient oral tradition. This Atlanta-based quarterly audio magazine combines fiction, poetry, and music from many of the country's best writers.--Southern Living
Contemporary scribes like Marjory Wentworth read their own verse on Verb, an audio-literary magazine that launched last month, promising "great writing in a new form."--The Wall Street Journal
Fortunately, not a speck of dust settles on Verb's debut issue, thanks mostly to the choice of nervy, compelling fiction.--Creative Loafing
Sometimes a helping hand comes from the unlikeliest of people. Some are friends. Some are associates. Some are strangers. But as a rule, you should never ever expect an assist from the deceased. That is unless you’re Daren Wang, and it’s your mission to put together something the world has never seen — or heard — before.--The Charleston City Paper
I see all of these developments as great supplements to my reading regime, but I wonder if one day, hearing literature will be more common than reading it. Could the printed word ever go the way of the eight-track? --The Book Standard
Listen to fiction, music and poetry while you jog. --St. Petersburg Times
The two-CD first volume retails for $19.95 and contains a blend of original fiction, poetry, and music that ... is “unlike anything else that’s available.” --Publishers Weekly
Verb [assembles] original fiction, poetry and music to create what may be the first audio literary magazine on the market.--Charleston Post and Courier
Hundreds of literary magazines crowd the market, but a new one being launched Sept. 10 is bound to be heard loud and clear.--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
