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Announcing the Release of FREE: My New Collection of Poetry
And when I say “free,” I mean free — as in there’s no charge for it
Here’s a little known fact: the average book of poetry sells 50–250 copies. That’s it — and mostly to family and friends. Ouch!
You might say that poetry is a niche market — a very niche market – a Nietzche-like niche market, as in not for everyone.
“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.” – Robert Graves
Mention the word “poetry” and most people cringe, regressing to their junior year of high school and the sinking feeling of being forced to read Shakespeare’s sonnets on the weekend just when their hormones are kicking in.
No wonder poetry has such a bad rap.
The Good News?
My new book of poetry will not have a negative effect on your sex life. Nor is it written in iambic pentameter. Nor will there be a test. Think of it if you like as a love letter from your secret admirer, or less dramatically, how Billy Collins once described poetry:
“Poetry is my cheap means of transportation. By the end of the poem the reader should be in a different…
