Which is more important?

[milo]

For my part, I think whichever makes the poetry itself better is the correct choice. I have no interest in random people's /feelings/ or their life experiences anymore than I think anyone is interested in mine. What I am interested in is reading poems that represent the best or most original way of crafting an experience in words. Personally, none of my writing is in any way related to me or my life experiences but if some can make better poetry by using that than that is what I want. Everything should be sacrificed for the poem, ego most of all.