Well, it certainly isn't for fame nor fortune. The days of juggernaut sales in rhyming, metered, verse were eclipsed long ago in favor of modern free verse and other such subgenera of true poetry. The pronouncement from formerly failed writer Charles Bucowski that "Proper poetry is dead poetry even if it looks good." was born out of his, (I believe), misunderstanding of "true poetry," but it stuck like a wayward thorn, nonetheless.
And it stings a bit that for all of my published works in the form of, to date, seven books that these works don't fetch much financially. I have no illusions that they will ever be a lucrative venture for me. A few years ago I did fairly well in signing and vending my books from my author tables in various writer's conventions, but I am no longer able to do so as there is a cost to managing an author table, both financially and physically ... neither of which I can currently afford.
This isn't so much a rant as a confession. I'm sure that even in this climate of negative sentiment over my style of writing I might be seeing at least some sales if I'd just hitch my star to some association of prominent writers. But sadly, none that I have approached will currently count me in their ranks.
So what drives me to write so much for so long? Quite frankly, I simply can't help myself. I was hooked on writing poetry at the age of eleven and it has been my unwavering solace ever since. Whether I ever see any monetary gain from my works is well beside the point for me, though it might be nice ...
And it stings a bit that for all of my published works in the form of, to date, seven books that these works don't fetch much financially. I have no illusions that they will ever be a lucrative venture for me. A few years ago I did fairly well in signing and vending my books from my author tables in various writer's conventions, but I am no longer able to do so as there is a cost to managing an author table, both financially and physically ... neither of which I can currently afford.
This isn't so much a rant as a confession. I'm sure that even in this climate of negative sentiment over my style of writing I might be seeing at least some sales if I'd just hitch my star to some association of prominent writers. But sadly, none that I have approached will currently count me in their ranks.
So what drives me to write so much for so long? Quite frankly, I simply can't help myself. I was hooked on writing poetry at the age of eleven and it has been my unwavering solace ever since. Whether I ever see any monetary gain from my works is well beside the point for me, though it might be nice ...
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