Who Is A Poem Poem by jan hansen

Who is a verse maker

Poetry is an odd art form practiced where there are more
poets then writers because everybody, especially when young
has a poem (usually hormonal) that needs expression, some end
up as art teachers and prefer not to speak of their youthful attempts.
Seasoned poets go to poetry meetings, rather like alcoholics go to AA
there is always some new way, to express old truths
some of the old crusty ones run poem magazines and have a firm opinion
on how poetry should be written; the best of them
care more about content than writing rules.
The public, at large, only knows that poetry is romantic something
to do, with flowers and trees and love made on soft, green grass.
The real poetry world is a narrow one, those who are famous in that world
are spoken about with awe.
Old poets are grotty, smelly and eccentric, but are loved anyway.