Couldn't agree more,Jim is a great poet.
The poems Nocturnal Pleasure'Wasted Youth and the intro to Took The Words are fantastic.
I think it was a very brave move to put poetry on a heavy rock album(it's not exactly an obvious combination) but trust Jim Steinman to not only do it,but to make it work so well.
I'm not that hot on Shakespere(although I would have liked to see Meat's performance),but I do like Edgar Allan Poe.