What makes a poem good?

[billy]

is a good poem a poem that you like? when i started trying to write poetry, i was on one of those not so clever vanity sites and i actually thought it was all good poetry, mine included. i'd very very little good poetry and to be truthful thought good poetry was the worst kind. now i've read a lot more there's a lot less poetry i see as good poetry, in that it impresses me (i see all poetry as good poetry, in that poets should always be on the path of improving and learning the craft)

so at the beginning i realized i didn't actually like the poetry, i just didn't know how to understand the good stuff, when all you eat is turnips a piece of medium rare angus can be hard to swallow