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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/