Interesting article about the difficulties of reading poetry in the e-book format:
Breaking up is hard: Poems a tough fit in e-formBy Hillel Italie, Associated Press
"The critical difference between prose and poetry is that prose is kind of like water and will become the shape of any vessel you pour it into to. Poetry is like a piece of sculpture and can easily break," Collins says.
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