Am I any good as a poet?

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"Sea green eyes and golden tresses
Light a Grecian maiden's face
Child of Pericles's city;
Sadness of young years confesses
Lending her a native grace
And she demands no pity."

Here's another incomplete piece I wrote, unrelated:

"Have far and wide enough about the soul
I journeyed by my mortal mind to see
The tributaries that had guided me
Impoverish inside a miry shoal?
Has amply taken been my journey's toll
On head and heart of mine for me to be
Absurd Quixote or a debauchee?
My mended inner shreds do not make a whole."

Both pieces are incomplete. I'm quoting them as samples.

Is poetry like this something people might still like? Is it marketable? If I wrote a book of a hundred or so poems like this, could I get a contract anywhere?

I need your honest opinion, please. This is important to me.
 
I definitely think there is still a market for this type of poetry. Maybe you could compile no less than 50 pages of poems and have a book made yourself to put out at a local bookstore that highlights local artists. That would be a way to get your foot in the door. It is hard to get publishing contracts, so don't be discouraged if it takes awhile. Submit some poems for contests and things like that in order to build your credentials. Good luck!
 
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