I agree that experience plays a major role in what we perceive to be good. We can all look at things on a different level and our enjoyment of that can be enhanced with additional knowledge.

I have been studying the work of JMW Turner recently and the more I delve into it the more interesting it becomes. I have been looking into it at a deeper level. Brush work etc. and the way he portrays light and 3 dimensional things on a 2 dimensional background and it's fascinating.

As a poet myself I don't care if someone understands the metre, or the tempo of the poem. All I want from them is that they enjoy reading it. If they do that's great. If they don't, well that's great too.

As a musician would you rather someone said "Wow, I really enjoyed that!" or "Wow, that was in 9/8 time!"

(If they said "Wow, I really enjoyed that! It was in 9/8 time!" you've really got it made but to me the fact that they enjoy it is enough. I don't care if they appreciate the work that went into the creation....................am I crazy to think that way?)