tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post4457245977695269464..comments2024-03-01T00:18:27.643-08:00Comments on THE ALCHEMIST'S KITCHEN: The Writing Life: Poet-PreneursSusan Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883699379179129887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-13408547643332691982010-05-22T17:46:29.404-07:002010-05-22T17:46:29.404-07:00Thanks, Susan and January. I, too, believe that ou...Thanks, Susan and January. I, too, believe that our work finds its way to the readers who need it most, when they need it most. I love the idea that my book is wending its own mysterious way out in the world, completely out of my conscious control, and am always heartened by responses to my poems that I receive from complete strangers, seemingly out of the blue. Yes, we do what we can to get our work out there... but much of it, I believe, is in the "hands" of unseen forces. There's something deeply appealing about that... Cheers!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211528951336098923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294176875047610623.post-787422630256639542010-05-12T17:32:27.412-07:002010-05-12T17:32:27.412-07:00I think message in a bottle is a good way to descr...I think message in a bottle is a good way to describe poetry reaching the reader. But I am an optimist. I believe poetry finds readers when they need it the most. <br /><br />So we do what we can. We blog. We tweet and post on FB. We do what we can for our books and let them prove themselves in the world. But entrepreneurs don't give up. They face challenges head on and find new ways to get products to market. In the digital age, we have great opportunities to get our bottled messages to our audiences. <br /><br />In a country with a population of more than 300 million people, I find it hard to believe we can't find readers for our work. I refuse to believe it.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.com