I retired in 2007 from prof and chair of the Dept of Economics at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Shortly thereafter, took up photography and poetry. My poetry and photo publications are catching up with my (old) econ publications. I'd like to say I find parallels between writing econ and writing poetry, but in truth, I find almost none, zip. Other than you have to sit there and write! Call me weird but I'm having a great time!
Oh, come on. Trying to pay a grocer with a poem is an attempt to return to a barter economy, something which has been obsolete for thousands of years for obvious reasons. Sell the poem first, for money, then return to the grocery store with the money. The grocer is anti-barter. That's the issue.
It’s memorized and recited poems that carry me through.
I retired in 2007 from prof and chair of the Dept of Economics at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Shortly thereafter, took up photography and poetry. My poetry and photo publications are catching up with my (old) econ publications. I'd like to say I find parallels between writing econ and writing poetry, but in truth, I find almost none, zip. Other than you have to sit there and write! Call me weird but I'm having a great time!
Love this, Kim. That's an amazing economist's second act.
Poetry in America is loved by few
But those who love it really do
I sometimes try and I don’t know why
But my lack of love I seldom rue
It is precious because AI can't cry
It is unique because AI can't cry
It is beautiful because AI can't cut its fingers on paper
It is beautiful because AI can't cry
Oh, come on. Trying to pay a grocer with a poem is an attempt to return to a barter economy, something which has been obsolete for thousands of years for obvious reasons. Sell the poem first, for money, then return to the grocery store with the money. The grocer is anti-barter. That's the issue.
The instrumental and the poetic always meet in the usual way...one feeds a soul, one feeds a belly. In the end by our own measure, we hunger for both.
Hm. Poetry in return for food. Barter. We may be going back to that system of value exchange.