Poetry writing as competition?

The New York Times this week featured an article on a new online program called QuickMuse. Apparently, the idea is that two writers are given 15 minutes to "face off" against each other, writing a poem with the parameters set by the program editor. The two poems are then posted and commented on by readers using the message boards.

Interesting? Yes. Do I want to read the works? Totally. Am I glad I haven't been put under that kind of pressure? Absolutely!