And this has so much to do with culture, history and the traditions of the language, the maturity of the individual writer as well as reader and so on. That is why one poet or one form will not be enough. And why there are good poets and bad poets, who may well be one and the same. You could say that poetry is good in as far as it manages to surprise, to make someone look at something in a new light. You might also say that there is a pleasure in seeing different things fall into place next to each other, to hear different sounds or ideas find harmony with each other, to see opposites attract.
Poetry is also about pleasure the pleasure of symmetry, and of the new.
I try to see poetry as a way of 'testing', of probing, examining and exploring the silent unknowns of the world at large, in which each of us find ourselves, and must make our own way. In its shared traditions we find that we are not alone in our quest to find meaning in our lives. In helping to remind us that that we are constantly growing and learning in a world full of unknowns and secrets, poetry becomes a means of survival, a way of coping. Through poetry, one learns to deal with change, to come to terms with joy and grief, and to celebrate the wonder still to be found in the extraordinary energy of daily life. That is why writer's block is such an anxiety for the poet.