To return to this topic: I think a good example of an obscure poet might be Blake in his long works (The Four Zoas, say), because we don't know his referents. I find that harder to wade through than some appear to, but am probably more turned off by bombast. Surrealism, as a general principle, has room for both, to my mind.
My recent posting "Wisdom and Decay" likely appears obscure to some readers; it's largely about Hoelderlin and Nerval going mad. In its defense, and that of difficult poetry in general, I'll cite Einstein in 1901: Be as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Cheers,
John
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