Fundamentals

It's probably important to remember at this point to avoid taking things too seriously, in poetry writing and in life.

Writing poems in meter and rhyme needs to be fun at some point, even when you're not necessarily trying to be funny. 

I just read something on a wiki that points to this. 

"Most people's deepest vocational passions fall within three categories: teaching, healing and creating," it said. 

Is there a better definition for the calling of "poet?" 

I've written before on how relating experience in poetry can teach, how the craft of the poem can heal and how the power of creativity is, well, creative.

Doing good can be enjoyable. In fact, it should be. 

So, go do some: write a poem. 

And, don't be too self-critical, but remember: a poem must work for its audience as well as for the poet.