I give you this check representing two weeks' wages And ask you to clean out your desk today And go home And write a poem _____ Several years ago, someone gave me a little booklet of poems at a reading. Nice little thing, side-stapled, good line art, well designed. On the copyright and credits page was an italicized footer that went something like: ____ This book was produced entirely from office materials and photocopying services provided by Solomon Brothers, while I worked there as a temporary filing clerk. Who says heartless corporations can't be patrons of the arts? ____ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html