Good question. But if the poet published in the past, his poetry is out there in cyberspace. So, if he never writes another thing again, he is still a poet in absence.
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
I won't hold my breath waiting for your words.
Ron