On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Alison wrote...
>There is an uneasy nexus of values colliding in the middle of these
>questions. If I valued my work according to how it is valued in the
>economy, I would not do it. And so I tend to give away my books.
But, Alison, doesn't your tendency reinforce the popular impression that
poetry isn't worth anything? I suspect that one of the reasons people
expect poems to be cheap or free is that poets are inclined to provide
them cheaply or freely.
Regards,
--
Peter
http://www.hphoward.demon.co.uk/poetry/
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