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Making profit off of poetry

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can make money off of poetry?
I'm in need of abit of income, is there any sites or blogs or websites where I can submit poetry for money in return?
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:22 am
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Sadly Shiloh very very few poets make a living off their work. It is most common for them to have another job to supplement their passion for words. Most of the UK's poets could not live on the proceeds from the sale of their poetry books alone.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 03:36 pm
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Thank you for your response and guidance
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:11 pm
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That's difficult. To do that, you have to be very lucky. I know a lot of poets who are very, very good writers who don't make a living off it. It was said there are a lot more poetry writers than readers once - not sure if that is true but it does raise a point.

My wife makes a living off her writing but that is copy writing.
Tue, 5 Jul 2022 09:12 pm
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Tue, 5 Jul 2022 09:35 pm
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Julia Smith

You can read in a literary cafe, there are special public and different competitions for writers.

Regards, Julia, WorkTime manager (https://www.worktime.com/)
Wed, 6 Jul 2022 06:03 pm
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With a name like Shiloh Dupreez, you could go far.
Mon, 8 Aug 2022 10:02 pm
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