David,
Nice answer. And it is great to hear about Yeats. I've always used Frost, Stevens, and Hope as my models, though who didn't really get going until later in life, but now I have Yeats to look to. All great poets. And all give us hope. I am having a bit of a time learning meter, but I'm working on it. How bad was Yeats when he started out?
I have one of Charles Wright's books, but I haven't read it yet. But I've read many examples of pointless wordiness (including in my own pieces) and dragging the poem on far too long. The good thing is that I don't worry about publishing that much. I mean I want my poems to be worthy of publication and not just published to see it in print. One step at a time you know.
Jason
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