Question

How might a poet's geographic environment (such as urban or rural) help shape his or her work?

Answer 1

Well, it depends on the poet. Are they used to a quiet environment, or noisy. It can very likely effect a poets work.

Answer 2

The geographic environment of a poet can influence his / her work through the sensations that that environment passes to the poet.

For example, Through the influence of the rural environment, the poet can write about the tranquility provided by nature and work outdoors. This same environment can influence the author to write about the life suffered and with few opportunities that the society of the rural area faces.

On the other hand, the urban environment can influence the poet to write about the comfort provided by the great urban centers, or can influence him to write about the sadness generated by the solitude, the work and the rushing of the big cities.