Poetry is about language. That is the core strength of the form. So: having a large vocabulary and reading old shit is not necessary or sufficient to good poetry, but to give up those tools is like trying to be a great singer without a wide vocal range.https://twitter.com/lutherxhughes/status/1003423602706874368 …
That is: it can be done, is done all the time, but all things being equal why tf would you give up those extra notes??? Extra notes are extra options!