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Nice job Kevin. I'll probably post something over there soon.
Cypress, chalk it up to a learning experience. In the end, you "lost" $57, which in the grand scheme of things, is small.
As far as getting recognized, the easiest ways IMO are by creating your own site (like myself) or by posting them in various forums. Of course, to get truly recognized, you'd be wise to do some of the things I mentioned earlier in this thread, which isn't cheap. Do they have little cafes in upstate NY where you can ply your trade? And it doesn't hurt that you're relatively close to NYC either (more or less).
Of course, you could always post it here on the Cellar with the caveat I mentioned in a previous post. A lot of people from all over the world visit here.
Think of yourself as one of those "unsigned bands." You never know who will read your work in the end.
Several years ago in college, I had the pleasure of meeting William Trowbridge, a professor at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, who happens to be a poet as well. Three of his collections are available through Amazon. Great guy, awesome poet, but I regret not talking to him about what it really takes to "make it." At the time, I was a college student, not knowing what the fuck I was going to do with my life, and I didn't really give much consideration to writing.
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