i find that i get more from poems if i do read them in one sitting, but then revisit them often. which is why i usually have a poetry book next to the toilet LOL i’ve always had a hard time with poetry though unless it’s in a class/book club setting. i get so much FOMO if i just read it once and done, since i know i’m missing a whole lot without a discussion to encourage me to read deeper. reading a few poems while taking a shit definitely has helped me look for new ideas in the poems though!!
mine was under the banner of heaven. amazing book, but man is it awful to think about for too long.