There is no need to compare yourself with those with titles and really impressive sounding titles. Write for the clarity of your mind, to free your creativity, and to find a nice way to share yourself, to grow as a person, and to keep learning. Do not let this ostentatious ivory tower prevent you from this natural activity. Indeed there are far more anonymous poems than ivory tower poems. Sometimes excellence can be found with these unknown writers who show more uniqueness then can possibly be trained. You can also play the harmonica without the help of the ivory tower and play it like a bad ass.