Learning (maybe, hopefully).

This quote is from Ted Kooser's book, The Poetry Home Repair Manual.

"This chapter and the previous one have scarcely touched on the complex study of prosody, a word I've intentionally avoided above because it sound so stuffy, but which is the proper term for the science of poetic forms. Science is OK, but as you know, heart is better. Here's something to reflect upon from Trepliov's last speech in Chekhov's The Sea Gull: "I'm coming more and more to the conclusion that it's a matter not of the old forms and not of the new forms, but that a man writes, not thinking at all of what form to choose, writes because it comes pouring out of his soul."

I urge you to write from your soul no matter what form you choose because That's what really matters. You want to write poems that connect with others, that can show your readers new ways of seeing, understanding, and enjoying the world. Again, you can define those readers however you wish. But whether you are hoping to reach one very special reader or a broad general audience, write from the heart and let your poems find their shapes (forms) as you proceed, then perfect what you've written through careful revision."