My first favorite Poet was William Blake who also made great art.

I would read five special poems knowing the poetry was a kind of magic.  And was in some ways more real than normal language.  Later I gave up on a career as a New York playwright to continue writing poetry.  It felt better than feeling that I had multiple personalities.  My theatre expressed things that were subtle but rather intense reminders of what can happen behind closed doors.   It can be a frightening yet oblivious kind of dangerous world.  Poetry on the hand was a lighter more flexible form.  Eventually it felt that like a poem could explore and do anything.  I was having lots of fun and continue to.