Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.
Well we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars but then...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized in fact my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their children a good education.