I don't think there's an answer (and I'm not entirely sure there's a question). For me, there's nothing like new possibilities -- for a few years it seemed like everywhere I looked I'd run across a new form or a fresh philosophy that made me re-evaluate poetry. That freshness is something I miss terribly. Although I will never know all there is to know about poetry, I know enough now that it doesn't take much for me to pick up something new. When I read something that's expressed in a way that I'd never thought of, I'm ridiculously excited -- it just doesn't happen very often anymore.
And nothing compares to the excitement I feel when a new poet accepts criticism and uses it to improve, then takes his/her newfound knowledge and passes it on to someone else. Every time this happens, the entire body of poetry is being renewed and it reminds me why I love this kind of writing above all others.
And nothing compares to the excitement I feel when a new poet accepts criticism and uses it to improve, then takes his/her newfound knowledge and passes it on to someone else. Every time this happens, the entire body of poetry is being renewed and it reminds me why I love this kind of writing above all others.
It could be worse