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Value-adding saves poetry for the masses [Australia]:

[...] Basically, bookshops are a 19th century technology for the distribution of cultural products to an elite group. They still work fine for some things, but I'm always amazed at how committed poetry publishers and funding bodies are to pursuing this avenue, given that the best you could hope for is to get your poetry book into say, seven shops around Australia, instead of three. (The cultural equivalent of re-arranging deckchairs.)

And there is something so personal about owning a book by a local contemporary poet that, for many people, even if they do happen to know about - and live handy to - one of these rare poetry-stocking shops, hovering around the poetry section, choosing something and taking it to the counter can be as intimidating as going into a porn shop. [...]

So she's giving away her poetry at Beth Spencer's Home Page.

This entry was posted by eeksypeeksy on Friday, November 19, 2004 at 4:38 PM. You can skip to the end and leave a response.