Have you noticed that poets are probably
most under rewarded, of all literary practitioners in whole wide world. Like teachers, we are not rewarded enough for what we do. And honestly, I believe poets are a lot worse of than teachers with exception of a very few. It is not as if poets do not bring value to poeple. We do. And it is not as if people do not desire our poetry. They do. So what is deal? I am not sure what answer is to that, but I do know that it should not be so.In any given month, over two million people log on to internet searching for love poems only. Now add on to that, searches for all other kind of poems and number can be staggering. This can be verified by searching searchers on any reverse search engine. There is a huge demand for poetry, that I know. So what is deal? I am still not sure that I know. But I do know that, that can be changed.
And it is not by rushing to next ondemand publisher to get your collection published. You will only end up with a stack of books in your basement or artic collecting dust. The way to do it is to use technology of day- INTERNET. This may sound pretty obvious but to newbie and to some seasoned writers who are technophobic, it is a different world. You know, someone once said, "if your are not making money while you sleep, you will never get rich. That makes good sense, since there is so much you can do in a day. However, with right knowledge, right mind, some determination, and right technology, you may not become a poetry Bill Gates, but you may become comfortable or even very comfortable. But wait a minute you may say, how is it possible to make money while you sleep? The answer is in "I" word.
But this is not just about making money while you snooz away. It is about making a living doing what you most enjoy doing. Malcolm S. Forbes (1919-1990), once said, "The biggest mistake people make in life is not making a living at doing what they most enjoy." We enjoy writing and we should make a living doing writing.
Truth is, you can make a living doing what you love doing- writing poetry. And not just poems but any genre of writing that you do or any knowledge, especially special knowledge that you have. And aren't we all walking encyclopedia and living museums of sorts.
