POETREE

Me too--it's like joining a broader conversation. A single line or phrase can call up this whole other set of resonances and contexts. The tricky bit is making the poem still be accessible to those who aren't familiar with the references.

Do you ever consider writing a note or two re: more obscure references & sticking them under a cut tag at the bottom of a particular poem post? I'm in that habit over at dreamwidth_haikai, but I don't do it very often outside that context.