Can you really write poems which someone will actually pay for? The short answer is yes!
You might be surprised to know that there are quite a few ways in which you can earn payment for your muse nearly all of which are quite achievable to even a poet of average ability.
Poetry For Profit certainly succeeds in doing just that. By no means a weighty tomb of intricate technicalities, it is its very brevity that makes this ebook so readable.The trick is not to waste huge amounts of time investigating unproductive avenues, but to look for someone that has already done the leg work for you which is where Poetry For Profit comes in.
It covers the main areas which offer the most likely routes for payment, namely the literary small press, magazines, contests, the highly lucrative greeting card market and some novel suggestions for coming up with your own money making ideas.
That however, that is not all! There is a huge database of markets which includes full contact details and payment rates of over 100 outlets for poetry all of which pay for verse.
Payment varies of course, but the nice thing about this ebook is that these markets almost always offer publication which some poets will appreciate more than payment!
Lastly, there is no end to human ingenuity, so keep your ear to the ground and your eye on as many poetry forums, websites and writers communities you can and see what ideas other poets have come up with on selling poems.