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# Shah Alam Speaks: A Haiku
- URL: https://www.andyposner.org/shah-alam-speaks-a-haiku/
- Published: 2024-11-29T21:18:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-21T04:43:43.000Z
- Description: art is for the rich (the world has gone bananas) artists should be poor
- Author: Andy
- Tags: poetry, #Migrated-1784090317409, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-15 04:39

“*\[The\] 74-year-old fruit seller had no idea that one of his bananas...would one day be worth* [*$6.2 million*](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/banana-wall-art-auction-crypto-b2650973.html?ref=andyposner.org)*”* – [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/banana-seller-comedian-art-sothebys-b2654945.html?ref=andyposner.org)

art is for the rich (the world has gone bananas) artists should be poor