A few months ago I
went to a poetry reading that was followed by a Q&A session. Whether Q&A is a
good thing may be dealt with another time.
Anyway, during this session someone asked the
panel of the poets who
had been reading whether going to Poetry
Courses, Exhibitions, Festivals etc increased one’s chances of getting
published. The question was related to the ability to pay for these quite
expensive events if one was unemployed or on a
low wage. This, obviously, means that one is not making
contacts or friends in the poetry scene.
The answer was that this made no difference at all and
that if one’s work was good enough then it would be published.
What a load of rubbish.
I could name half a dozen books off the top of my head
that would not have seen the light of day without the poet knowing the
publisher. And I’m not just talking about going to the same University.
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