Why does the poet not care immensely if his/her poem is received in exactly the same way it was delivered? Because (most) poetry is not about answers, but questions.
Please stop assuming that poetry and prose are at odds. Many of us write prose also, and will tell you that prose does not fit into one neat category. I do not choose a report format for a reflective essay. I do not write science fiction in the form of a policy document. I do not write a letter to the editor as if it was detective fiction. Prose, like poetry, has formats that best suit the audience and purpose and yet the boundaries are not so set in stone that one cannot fuse elements together or bleed one into another.
Nobody here is anti prose, it's just now what we are here for.
Please stop assuming that poetry and prose are at odds. Many of us write prose also, and will tell you that prose does not fit into one neat category. I do not choose a report format for a reflective essay. I do not write science fiction in the form of a policy document. I do not write a letter to the editor as if it was detective fiction. Prose, like poetry, has formats that best suit the audience and purpose and yet the boundaries are not so set in stone that one cannot fuse elements together or bleed one into another.
Nobody here is anti prose, it's just now what we are here for.
It could be worse