Aren’t we all shooting for the same thing?

by pottygok

Posted to Indies on 2003-09-05 19:16:00

Parent message is 509486
>to be published?

Well, sure, if only as a means to get my words out to people.

>to hone your craft for your own personal satisfaction?

Well, yes, self improvement is always good…

>catch chicks?

There are chicks who like poets? WHERE ARE THESE???

>be famous?

Yes, all those “famous” poets…

Can anyone name one that’s still alive, or died recently?

>to write a certain genre or style?

All roads lead to poetry… 😉

>to earn a degree in literature or related subject?

Got one of those. It’s only good for getting a job.

>to pass the time?

But only on the left!

>to be a spoken word poet?

As opposed to those other poets who…?

>what?

What what?

>tell me…

Consider yourself told…

>i’m dying to know.



>it will be our little secret.

Hot damn! Can we have more of these?



BTW, the ultimate goal of, I think, every writer, is, or should be, to save the world. It just depends on how you go about doing it. =)

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