[William A. Baurle]

Just to clarify:

I certainly give a damn about poetry, and I certainly give a damn about my own poetry.

What I mean is: I'm not sure I care very much if my work is famous or widely read or if it will survive into the future.

What I care about is the work itself: the making, in imitation of my Maker, imagined or not.

Poetry is my greatest love and it's about the only thing I was ever any good at. I'm just not all that ambitious. Or I'm just lazy, or afraid of failure.

But I'm pretty sure that if I REALLY had a jones for fame or posterity, I would have put much more effort into publishing than I have. It must not be at the top of my list of priorities.

And to clarify further: I have nothing against formal publication, as at least one Spherian thought. In fact, I'm all for it. I have published in a few reputable journals over the years, but my subs were few and far between, and I never went about it with any kind of passion.

I am, however, passionate about writing poetry.