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Article: FEATURES - POETRY
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- The Nelson Mail
- Article date:
- July 16, 2008
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No one is getting rich on poetry but it still has an active
following in Nelson, writes John Ewan. --------------------
A penniless poet called Otto
Cried while eating risotto,
"I've starved for my art
But can't get a start
It's easier to try and win Lotto".
Most people, at some time or other, have written down a few lines
of rhyming verse and have wondered what it would be like to do it
for a living. And that's about as far as it gets. A few carry on
against the odds.
Given that poetry gets few headlines, is seldom represented on
the bestseller lists and is actively avoided by some publishers, it
might seem surprising that it still exists.
For all that, people are still writing, ...