Something I've Said-- "Career Poet" is an Oxymoron

From a blog post dated January 16, 2006:





Career Poet is an OxymoronI've been in and out of conversations lately, but this idea of a "career poet" seems silly to me. 

Even if you work in academia, try to win awards to boost your resume, etc. etc. I don't think you can be a career poet. I think you can have a career with a university. I think awards and books may help your success there, but I think career poet is like saying career gardener or career hospice worker or career monk.



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