British Company Launches Poetry Download Site

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Unattributed[Edit][Delete]: British Company Launches Poetry Download Site, San Jose Mercury News [Edit][Delete] October 4, 2006

Nothing against poets, but it seems to me that poetry is the art form that would least benefit from a pay-per-listen service. Yes, poetry is hard to do well, but this doesn't stop a million wannabes from trying, which has resulted in a glut in the entire market and almost zero employment prospects for poets. Ironic, too, that the service launched with a reading of Chaucer, which has been public domain for as long as there have been poets, it seems. More...