[New-Poetry] Recommending poetry presses and beyond

[Skip Fox]

I'm with Anny on this. I have not found a good reason to promote myself in
almost 40 years of writing. The advantage, best case?: that a book gets to
the few dozen (or more) people who will really read it (not necessarily with
the certainty I had found Creeley Blackburn  Duncan Pound etc.
indispensable, but with the sense that the reader will find it solidly
nourishing, a meal). Down side: I'm distracted from what I should be doing
(writing) and in the worse case the sense of others' regard interferes with
the work.

 

Given that many will find our work by word of mouth, and given the fact that
attention wouldn't truly help a number of us, then there is a question as to
the real value of marketing or self-promotion.  But, yes, if there is a good
reason, I'm open as well . . .

 

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[mailto:new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Grumman
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Anny Ballardini wrote: 

Someone should write a simple booklet with 10-12 chapters big characters:

how to convince myself that marketing is good for poetry

 

anyone?

I promise I will read it first thing in the morning and after my prayers in
the evening

:-)

 

Well, by marketing I mean simply getting one's work to people who will
appreciate it (and not starve).  It's unavoidable, I'm afraid.

--Bob  

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