I wrote something very long and dull, but deleted it. It boils down to this: I think every poem deserves to be read at least six times. If it hasn't moved/grabbed me after that, then I move on. There are many many poems I don't 'understand' that I love. Obscurity is not erudition, though. Obscurity can be the pulsing of the heart, not quite believing what it's saying. Erudition can be just showing off....
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