Pope's "Essay on Criticism." Hands down.
Too long to post so here's a reminder:
http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.a...095&poem=32941
What we need is an anthology on that forbidden of forbiddens, (good) poems on poetry. (Does one exist already?)
Robin
P.S. Hey! I just noticed I have TWO stars! Wow!
[This message has been edited by Robin-Kemp (edited March 31, 2006).]