What makes a poem good?

I am not sure I agree with me exactly, because I also agree with Papa Smurf. Though perhaps, meaning is greater than the specific meaning of the words. Meaning might be the impression, the image, the sculpting of the entire piece and the overall effect it has on the audience.

I think, one bit of laziness that always strikes me as painful is the idea that 'everyone can take what they want' from a piece. Bullshit.

The writer writes. What is written means what the writer means, not what the audience takes from it This isn't to say that the audience can't find more than the author intended, just that the intent must be respected. If it is unfathomable, then the writer has failed in the first mission of any writing.

• stephan