This is it!
In an article on Canada.com, Hugo Kugiya, of Canadian Press, describes the kind of life that I thought was only paralleled by Charles Bukowski. Bukowski was paid an annual allowance by the publisher of Black Sparrow Press for all the poems he could write. Jack Prelutsky, a children's poet who has earned millions, was similarly treated by his editor.
Hirschman insisted they open a joint chequing account and put him on an allowance, $130 a week. She also promised him lunch out every week if he gave her a poem.
His books have sold more than a million copies (children's poetry vastly outsells adult poetry), making him one of the bestselling living poets.
Prelutsky demurs when talk turns to money, but it is clear his poetry has made him millions. Today, his advances are befitting of a bestselling author
Now that just might be the thing to do. Writing humorous poetry for kids seems like a healthy and lucrative way of wordsmithing.
Hirschman insisted they open a joint chequing account and put him on an allowance, $130 a week. She also promised him lunch out every week if he gave her a poem.
His books have sold more than a million copies (children's poetry vastly outsells adult poetry), making him one of the bestselling living poets.
Prelutsky demurs when talk turns to money, but it is clear his poetry has made him millions. Today, his advances are befitting of a bestselling author
Now that just might be the thing to do. Writing humorous poetry for kids seems like a healthy and lucrative way of wordsmithing.