Prompt: a poem that deals with the poems, poets, and other people who inspired you to write poems.
The poets that raised me
wrote no anthologies
I was nurtured by rhyme
from alternate technologies
The poets that raised me
paired rhythm with tones
I was cradled by sound
through aged earphones
The poets that raised me
gave language to thought
I was tutored by lyric
through carefulness wrought
The poets that raised me
verbalized pleasure and pain
I was refined by melody
from a deliberate refrain
The poets that raised me
captivate line by line
I was inspired by verse
that could be only mine