something i posted somewhere else -- on meaning

[Leanne]

It's always possible that the poet is tapping into more ideas than they are consciously aware of. Sometimes the differences between the poet and the critic can reveal the poem. As a writer, I make conscious choices but am not always aware of all the poems connections as odd as that may sound.

Yep, that's pretty much it. I know why I choose something in that particular moment, but I might not realise all the moments that led up to it are going to bleed through.