Alvaro,
My capsule response to this would be:
1. Edit the poem for grammar first; the punctuation should serve first as a tool to eliminate grammatical/syntactical ambiguities that the author does not desire to be present.
2. That done, review the poem from an "aural" perspective and introduce, as needed, punctuation to reinforce a certain "phrasing" in the work, provided that such "additional" punctuation (or removal of same) does not introduce unwanted grammatical/syntactical ambiguities.
3. In any event, within a given poem remain consistent to whatever "rule" of punctuation you adopt/devise.
Hope this helps...
(robt)
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