The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry all that he has learned about poetry is only a partial assurance.
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems I would suggest you do two...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
I could party in a cardboard box with people who are funny and don't care. For me it's really about who I surround myself with so I just try to always be with hilarious people.
