What is ...?

[Todd]

How long must you draft a poem for?

You draft until you've fixed everything to the best of your ability then come back to it after a month, then 3 months, then 6 months, then a year. You've gotten better. What's wrong with it now? Fix it. Rinse repeat. You'll know when it's done. Usually, it's an off again on again process for a few years. Once your ability catches up with what you attempt the cycle shortens but rarely disappears.