> if your partner is unattractive to you, then why did you choose them at all?

Convenience, society, no choice and still want to date/marry, money, visa, family, etc...

I agree you need to work on your relation. But a poem everyday? I'll think something is seriously wrong with my partner if she spits a poem everyday for a month non-stop. I don't think I'll it that go for a year, though. I suspect OP partner was more than reasonable but he was bad at getting clues from other people.