How to Become a Successful Poet

by deborah on November 17, 2008

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Many writers harbor the desire to become successful poets and rise to the top of their profession. To see one’s name on the cover of a slender paperback, to have tens and perhaps even hundreds of readers, to ascend to a lecture podium in a modest-sized auditorium after being introduced by the less successful poet who has been introduced in turn by an earnest graduate student unsure of the pronunciation of your name—these are heady rewards. Beyond these lie the true grail: generous grants, an endowed chair at a university, the big money that will allow you to write and remodel your kitchen, while freeing you from reading the incoherent ramblings of inferior wannabes. How can you realize your dreams? Follow this step-by-step advice.

Thanks to Eduardo C. Corral for letting me know, through his blog, about this essay.

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Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) November 18, 2008 at 9:46 am

This is some keen advice!

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