Poet is a begger

What the heck! Calling poets beggars! I am a poet and take offense to that. The classical poets got a lot of money for their work, sure poetry isn't highly respected today, but it's still a great hobby and means a lot to many of us. I write poems for my boyfriend, for church and more.

Just because poets struggle to get their work noticed doesn't mean that they are beggars. That's not a really nice thing to say. Poets are a vital part of the literary world, and it's not their fault that no one desires to read poetry anymore. I know how hard it is to market my work, but I am not going to let that get me down and I don't see myself as a beggar or a bugger.