Trajectory

No-one reads her at all;
then she has a few loyal fans, until at last
her new work is published
in dribs and drabs
by small press magazines.
Her poems are regarded as whimsical.
On the back of this
she self-publishes a pamphlet
which wins a modest prize.
A large poetry house publishes a collection of her poems.
She writes more poems.

She writes more poems.
A large poetry house publishes a collection of her poems
which wins a modest prize.
She self-publishes a pamphlet
on the back of this.
Her poems are regarded as whimsical
by small press magazines.
In dribs and drabs
her new work is published;
then she has a few loyal fans, until at last
no-one reads her at all.

Eleanor Livingstone

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