Poetry Critique Group

The best way to learn about poetry is to join a critique group. I did, and it's the best decision I made. We meet once a month, have "read arounds" and then pick four poems to critique. Everyone is good-natured and topics range from love poems to humorous and darker ones. Our youngest poet is ten and our oldest is (I can't say). What is common among our group is a passion for writing poetry. We meet at the local Barnes and Noble and have contests to enter and workshops to improve our craft.