tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post4166645751273510423..comments2024-03-28T10:23:33.705-07:00Comments on Rogue Strands: Inspiring and depressingMatthew Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-60260499487848399362016-07-18T01:53:34.040-07:002016-07-18T01:53:34.040-07:00Hi Clarissa and James,
I saw a an article the oth...Hi Clarissa and James,<br /><br />I saw a an article the other day about promotion for mid-career poets. That was also very depressing!<br /><br />I don't think luck has anything to do with being able to choose what you write. Deciding to separate your writing from your income stream is the key.Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-56519166814079504332016-07-17T18:33:50.831-07:002016-07-17T18:33:50.831-07:00I think it's all about making a living for tho...I think it's all about making a living for those who choose to try to live by their writing. Someone from the BBC once told me I was very lucky to be able to choose to write what I wanted, rather than to have to write what I got paid for. This may be extended to all the courses, workshops, competitions, etc etc that "professional poets" undertake to pay their bills.<br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-84378016097875769732016-07-17T02:36:33.759-07:002016-07-17T02:36:33.759-07:00Dear Matthew
I couldn't agree with you more. ...Dear Matthew<br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more. In Britain, unfortunately, it tends to be the good networkers who get published rather than the good poets.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-34700137389141827712016-07-16T15:07:01.805-07:002016-07-16T15:07:01.805-07:00Oh, I really agree with you on this. And I feel th...Oh, I really agree with you on this. And I feel that while some of them didn't come from privileged backgrounds, the opportunity to "network" means that a certain privilege was there, after all. <br /><br />I know I'll never be what I think of as a "career poet", and I'm quite happy with that. I think it gives me a slightly better chance of remaining uncorrupted. ;) Ok, I'm sort of joking when I say that, but not entirely. I would rather just write what I want/need to write - it's lovely to get published, but I don't want to find myself writing to get published, or to achieve some other measure of success like that. I always get wary and irritated when I see articles or workshops like "How to write political poetry", or just "How to get published", or "How to get published in x journal, " or "How to win a prize"... I'm just like...really? If I'm not a "career poet", at least I don't feel the pressure to achieve those sorts of markers of success. Clarissa Aykroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571136118573329263noreply@blogger.com