Interpretation...is it valid critique?

[milo]

We've had a few people post in Serious and expect people to "decipher" their poems as if a poem is a cryptic crossword -- that's just plain irritating.

Super annoying. I have enjoyed many poems when I really wasn't sure what they were /about/ just because well-written poetry is enjoyable. I don't need to know what davinci /meant/ to know the mona lisa is fucking beautiful.