I had the amazing good fortune to get into the last poetry class Ron Whitehead was teaching. It was invaluable. He knows all the rules then breaks them which is part of his appeal, at least for me. He was friends with Hunter S. Thompson who said he was his favorite poet and he wrote a poem with the Dalai Lama that has been read by millions. This was a once in lifetime chance and I'm glad I was able to take it.