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Question: Advice on publishing a poem, not for personal gain but for charity!?
I wrote a poem last year whilst going through chemo!. I have never written poetry before so not sure how good or bad it is, ooops, hehe!.!.!. but I would like to try get it to print, not for personal gain, but for charity to raise recognition for Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres!. Does anyone have any helpful advice, it would be much appreciated!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Ok!.!.!.first congrats on winning this round!

Poetry for Profit is a questionable thing, no matter how worthy the cause!. Most of our best known poets today have day jobs, because poetry simply doesn't pay much!.

I would suggest that you print the poem up, or even have someone do it in calligraphy, mat and frame it!. Then sign and date it!. Next time Maggie's has some sort of auction for their cause, you can offer it to them!.

You also might see if you can get together a survivor's anthology---like some groups do cook books for charity!?

But honestly, there isn't a huge market for poetry for pay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com