Here in Scotland, through the Live Literature scheme, readers get £150 --
half from the scheme and half from the organizers of the event. There aren't
many 'slots' available in a given year, however, so there is competition for
them among the various organizations putting on events.
P
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Douglas Barbour
> Sent: 15 December 2007 17:22
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: copyright on the Net
>
> Ah, the nice thing about Canada is the Canada Council which provides
> payment for readings by recognized groups (& it's not that hard to get
> the recognition): so I have been paid for readings (not all, but many),
> & elsewhere (like Australia universities) too. We at The Olive Reading
> Series here have just enough funding to pay our readers a small
> honorarium. I think even a tiny fee counts as acknowledgment that the
> poet too is a professional, so to speak.
>
> But as far as living wages: forget it (unless you're Seamus Heaney, or
> our original complainant, etc, I guess)
>
> Doug
> On 14-Dec-07, at 1:23 PM, TheOldMole wrote:
>
> > I've gotten a little teaching money out of it. No grantss. And I've
> > rarely been paid for a reading. But that's the brass ring. Those
> > revenues do exist. Not for most of us.
> Douglas Barbour
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>
> the goddess fled
> in a golden shell
> the sea reflected
> her image.
> the sky shone
> under the scarf of Isis
>
> Robin Blaser
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