Thanks for chiming in. I have no desire to offend anyone in particular, and in some ways, it's more painful for me than someone I might offend, as I know it can be very hard to hear. That's not my goal, although I knew in posting that it may be an unfortunate side effect. What I actually want is to start a conversation about these things so everyone can start to learn and grow as artists and writers. Most people submitting poems likely have some kind of good writer's intuition--it is just something that needs developing. Everyone needs a good teacher. Literally everyone. I think we also all benefit from reading the really good poems that have stood the test of time, and trying to understand what it is about them that makes them good, and then working hard to apply some of those principles.