A whole lot of poets try to jump right to wisdom and forget the delight. That s good. It s recognition. It s a shared experience. Maybe a poet tells you something that you knew all along, only you didn t notice.
Poetry is pleasure.
If it s not pleasure, it s not worth reading. I can t imagine. It s always a surprise to me when people read and buy my books. I sort of always expect there will be half a dozen people out there. There s certainly no money in it.