for the life of me I cannot get my head around the meaning of the words
"unemployed poet"
it seems like an apparent contradiction.
To be a poet is to be employed
I suppose I am being stupid Professor
But not fatuous
or sarcastic
I remember a phrase you used once "my accidental successes"
To be a poet is to be employed 24 seven I think
your whole life is your job
It is in your blood
your heart is pumping poetry with every beat
whether else you are doing at the time.
I picked up a book called Proust Was A NeuroSceintist
I liked the the quote on the first page
Chapter 1
Walt Whitman
The Substance of Feeling
The poet writes the history of his own body.
The poet writes the history of his own body.
Henry David Thoreau
Not shitting you about buying the book Clay, I wish I could get all seven.
Jews supposed to be so smart about money. I fell guilty I can not give you more support. I am not trying to encourage or discourage you. I know it makes no difference. You will be a poet till you die. I suppose what I am trying to say is poets must be self employed.. And I think the best that could happen for any writer is an accidental success.
Meanhile I watched that commercial "Shortcut to Internet Millions" and I am praying that I don't have take any of those calls. It was a horrible thing to watch well, the blondes were pretty and had good tans but other than that oi oi. I could not take anybodies money that called. I don't know how I have lasted at this job four years. They must like my sense of humor I suppose.
Sorry to keep rambling trying to give you as much info as I can. But most of all Clay I got that SS retirement check coming in every month easy for me to be complacent.
I am not buying cigarettes anymore, that should help free up some bucks. I am a little bit torn about whether to buy that book about Short Cuts to Internet Millions or your Cool Calm Collected book. I figure if I get the get rich quick book I could afford to hire you as my full time poet laureate.
sorry for the ramble
jt
et al.
