It is interesting to have a book in print. And like many authors who self publish I find myself wondering if I should buy boxes of books at a discounted rate offered when purchasing books in bulk and hope I can sell them either to bookstores, individuals, or in connection with some sort of charity. Right now individuals can purchase a copy online and that is it. And as much as I want people around me to purchase and enjoy this collection of poetry, I also am not trying to be a walking advertisement for myself. I have often joked that I would walk around with the book around my neck like Flava Flav and his clocks, but of course, as comical as I like to be, I do not think I'll actually pursue that form of advertising. It is the struggle of any type of artist to try to figure out if the art produced is for personal fulfillment and enlightenment, or if creating a fan-base and developing art as income producing vocation is the goal. At this point I am at the personal fulfillment point. If some day I could be considered a "writer" or an "artist" in the eyes of a wider public would be wonderful, I think. Haven't we all dreamed of some sort of stardom? Being written about, critiqued, in a public realm? It will be interesting to find out if this ends at a "look, I published a book" or if I will continue on and try to fight my way through the noise, insisting that what I wrote is worth the time and energy, to make this avocation a vocation.

What do you think of the poetry that you have read here or otherwise? If you purchase the book I would love a review. Let me know what you think!