Am I a Writer?
By ice rivers
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Am I a writer?
I am right now
because I'm writing.
Do my thousands of stories
qualify me as a writer?
Right now they do
because I'm writing right now.
My nine books;
Obscure art
Graze Matter
50 Grand Target
Aphoristic Baptism
Gimmick on the Sly
Pulp Poetry
Double Crown Blue
Full Filler
Fill Fuller
etc, etc, et cetera
How about my years
of teaching creative writing.
They count write now as well.
How about the hundreds of students
That I taught, are they writers?
Guess that depends upon
Whether or not they're writing
Right now because the write light is glowing
I know they were writers once upon a time
We turned each other on and glue together
Even in December or on the Long March
Stuck in the classroom
My graduate school work in writing?
Yup, that counts write now.
I'm about to take a break from writng
(I kid myself)
Take a few weeks off.
Reduce my output.
When I take that break
Will I still be a writer
Even though I won't be writing?
Not in my mind.
It's not about what I've written
It's about what I'm writing
If I'm a writer which today I am
But may not be tomorrow.
Depends upon the whether.
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Yes you are, and if your ex
Yes you are, and if your ex students are writing upon the foundation of teaching you placed for them, then they are writers too. Facts.
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Err, well you're doing better
Err, well you're doing better than me, I haven't written more than a few sentences in months. You're still a writer even if it isn't your money-making profession. In order for that to happen, you have to have some existing fame, notoriety or back story. Paint yourself blue and throw a rubber chicken at Nancy Pelosi.
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can you add two and two?
Am I a writer if I can spell "I am a writer"? You're a poet if you can rhyme cat and rat with sat and mat. You are a doctor if you have a portrait with a red hat and a paper on the wall. You are an attorney if you can lie to yourself .
You're an engineer if you can change a lightbulb or switch on the TV. You are a mathematician if you can count to ten and add two and two, and if you can add one and one you're a genius.
Do you understand &+& ?
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