How to Write a Poem
Reading Rexroth, I wonder Do I want to learn How to write a poem? Multi-meter lines Pentametric or trochee, Or syllables in sevens and nines as Rexroth did? Triolet, dizain, villanelle Sonnet, sestina, roundelle Ode, elegy, and pastoral? Ghazal, haiku, or prayer? Rigid form or what They called blank verse When Walt wrote it Open, honest, truthful? How much knowledge Must I cram into my brain To spoil my poetry? Or do I just want to write?

I’d say, just write!