Working alone on a poem, a poet is of all artists the most free. The poem can be written with a modicum of technology, and can be published, in most cases, quite cheaply.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am a poet; I am not a worker. I need to be free.
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.
Poetry must be made by all and not by one.
On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.
The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready.
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind.
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.
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