I've used the disclaimer approach, though I find it's much easier for people to say what puts them off about a piece than to offer a completely fresh perspective. I've never seen anyone say outright, "I'm blocked; please give me some completely new ideas," but there's no rule against it.
It does ask for a larger creative "gift" than most on-board critique, IMO. And since the poet would need time to sort out the ideas and couldn't act on them all, it wouldn't lend itself to the model of fairly quick revision that some critters like to see (thought others are more patient).
But why not try it?
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