[New-Poetry] Lifshin Syndrome

[Bob Grumman]

jforjames at aol.com wrote:
> Jim,
> As Tad's post said, "And a lot of it was good." It's not a question of 
> her merits as much as what are the motives...
> 1) If I publish 100,000 poems before I die, certainly I'll be 
> certified canonical. (for the future)
> 2) I like to see my work in print everywhere. It feeds me, makes me 
> feel important. It's the way
> I self-actualize. (for the now)
> 3) It's my obsession. (can't stop myself)
> Finnegan
>
How about 4. I love to write poetry, and what else should I do with it 
when I'm finished with it but send it out to others?

--Bob G.