yarrr, ye scurvy boy-king, halt ye whinin'

I suspect, however, that once you have started writing a poem of any real shape you will find yourself admiring and appreciating other poets' work a great deal more. If you have never picked up a golf club you will never really know just how remarkable Ernie Els is (substitute tennis racket for Roger Federer, frying pan for Gordon Ramsey, piano for Jools Holland and so on).

from The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry