a good poet br takes every opportunity br to read up other's work br br it is through others br we see more clearly br our own work, br our station in life br our cultures, br our very being br br part of ourselves br we own ourselves br the rest, others br including god himself br br part of ourselves br we owe it to the others br to interprete for us br part of the world br we owe it to the others br to help build up for us br br a poet, a human soul br is a torn book br the missing pages br you find in the br hands of his countrymen br and God himself br br WHEN BAD POETS ARE LIKED TOO br ---- br br a bad poem can also be an excellent poem br for poetry is a measure of a poet's imagination br of the world he lives in and how he carries out that task br i love reading a poet's work filled with mistakes too br for that shows another side of the poet, his br tenacity to conveying his heart to his readers br despite his shortcomings - the mistakes reveal br a side of him that enhances the value of his work br the sweat and tears they flow over our heart as br our eyes scan their linesbr br john tiong chunghoobr br