as we can see by the existence of this list, there are many many poets and
they are ipso facto not dead and also not being paid for their poems, so it
seems to mr that society at large is already paying us more or less
handsomely not write poems, which is nice of them isn't it/ and to Catherine
i would say as they say countless times in Donnie Brasco: ' ah, forget about
it"
>From: "David E. Latane" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Published shmublished
>Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 23:11:53 -0500 (EST)
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>On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Jon Corelis wrote:
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> > This gives me an idea. As we all know, the U.S. government pays
> > subsidies to farmers not to grow soybeans, potatoes, whatever. (I
> > assume other countries have similar programs.) The purpose is to
> > support the farmers' interests by keeping prices up.
> >
> > And as we also all know, there is too much poetry being published
> > of too little value.
> >
> > So, what could be more logical than to have the government
> > institute a poetry subsidy -- that is, to pay poets not to write
> > poems. This means that the supply of poems would be reduced, which
> > in turn means, by classical free market economics, that they would
> > be worth more.
> >
> > Well what do you think? Should I write my Congressperson?
> >
>
>I think the already do this in Holland.
>
>I've always fantasized myself about a Twayne series of critical books
>for potential authors, to encourage them and what not.
>
>David Latane
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