tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post8741436802100283172..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Will There be a "Someday"?Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-20198355401583408162016-12-04T01:26:55.144-06:002016-12-04T01:26:55.144-06:00Poets find even less readers than fiction writers,...Poets find even less readers than fiction writers, the majority of the time. I once received an email from a complete stranger (an editor) saying she enjoyed my poem in Polu Texni. I rarely know if anyone even reads my stuff, let alone what they thought.<br /><br />Outside of my husband reading my work to help me catch errors, no one else in my family even reads this blog, much less my poetry (except on occasion, if published). Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-490236550662841472016-11-30T07:14:42.408-06:002016-11-30T07:14:42.408-06:00Wouldn't that be a balm for the soul, a promis...Wouldn't that be a balm for the soul, a promise that all your hard work will pay off? I want one, too! Art though often doesn't find an audience during the artist's lifetime. Or not a large one. The thing I remind myself is that I don't have to have a large audience to be a "success" at this. If something I've written touches someone, just one someone…well, that counts for something too. <br /><br />@mirymom1 from<br /><a href="http://samanthabryant.com" rel="nofollow">Balancing Act</a>Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.com