How does one build a unconventional career creating poems?
Throughout this winter season, writer and musician Lynn Gentry has been making it a practice to set up a custom poetry stand. It’s located at the Union Square subway station in New York City. Gentry (pictured, via) requires his customers to follow three steps: (1) pick a subject (2) pick a price (3) get a poem.
Here’s more from Business Insider: “Gentry shares that his writing alone brings in an average of $700 per week, and he usually writes about 20 poems a day. He says he earns more in the summer, and estimates that most people pay $5-$10 per poem. The most he’s ever been given for a single poem is $122.”