Thanks for the welcomes. I apologise for such a short first post!
I'm happy to have found this site, with its workshop for beginners. I've been writing poetry for a few years, but I can't claim to know very much about it. Still, I'm keen to learn and I've been reading with great interest Poets' Graves' 'Glossary of Poetic Terms'. I've also perused the forum guidelines and I look forward to attempting my first comments once I've found my feet, so to speak.
Yes, here I am with my trusty trident. And just outside the picture, I have my colony of seals. We all agree, the very beginning is a very good place to start! I've prepared my first comment, so we'll see how it goes.