[frezbo]

hey alex!
yeah, my two teachers did a similar thing, but they never outright said not to do poetry. They were a little uncomfortable with it, but in the end, I knew that was the best medium for me. It probably is safer to do a short story, and poems are very challenging, but I think it was worth it in the end for me.

Poems are probably more subjectively marked because they are typically more difficult to interpret than other mediums, and therefore the marker has to participate within the poem to a higher degree. If they don't like your subject or style, chances are they will dislike this participation very much! But that is just the nature of poetry. Don't let it put you off.

I can see why you are concerned though, as you only have the 10 units.
Maybe make a list of why you should and shouldnt do poetry, and then have a think about what would be best for you?

Hope this rambling has helped somehow :P