>>Shared worlds are a ton of fun! I honestly didn't expect as much poetry as Torn World inspired<<

Part of the fun in shared worlds is the unexpected turns they take.

>>It was a bit intimidating for me, on the canon board, because I didn't have a lot of experience with the format, but I found that it was a natural fit, and a lot of the same criteria applies as to prose.<<

I'm glad to hear that. Too many people refuse to consider poetry, or will accept submissions but shirk editing them, rather than try to figure out how to handle a new type of writing for real.

>>It's even inspired me to fits of poetry as a writer.<<

Yay! It's good to see more people writing poetry.