Of course a poem is a two-way street. No poem is any good if it doesn't suggest to the reader things from his own mind and recollection that he will read into it, and will add to what the poet has suggested. But I do think poetry readings are very important.
“If every inhabitant of a liberal democracy believes in liberal democracy, then it doesn't matter what creed or colour they are.”
“I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.”