Dear though the reader might be, I'd be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.
God save us from people who mean well.
I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.
I need my natural laziness to be counteracted by obsession in order to do anything.
You have to learn a few things, which you do along the way, but basically, poetry is a matter of the ear. Iambic pentameters or what constitutes a stanza comes naturally - your ears will know.
I want my books to sell, to be read. I'm not interested in being obscure.