i was wondering if anyone can help me explain the poem, by eve merriam? how to eat a poem.?

Answer 1

The Poem makes heavy use of metaphors, images and sensory input to talk about poem creation.

She is saying it isn't hard, there isn't any one way to do it. Just jump in and try it out.

Don't stand on formalities, don't listen to others, break some rules
create a new model.

So the end as the beginning is... when you have created the poem , for the outside, what you have done is you have taken it deep within you. Or some might say the opposite. You don't really eat a poem as much as throw one up.