#poem

For instance, it's a little better now than it was two or three years ago, but something like 70% of the poems I receive seem to be written in the present indicative. ↗

— Peter Davison

#better #better now #i #indicative #instance

I like poems that are little games. ↗

— Peter Davison

#games #i #like #little #poems

If I were brave enough to say so, I'd like to think that I had written some poems that people are not going to forget. ↗

— Peter Davison

#enough #forget #going #had #i

The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered. ↗

— Peter Davison

#poems #reason #remembered #will #writes

I keep the drafts of each poem in color-coded folders. I pick up the folders according to how I feel about that color that day. ↗

— Rita Dove

#according #color #day #drafts #each

In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things. ↗

— Rita Dove

#enjoy #i #i love #lots #love

It's always like you write a poem when you can't really say what you're trying to say. ↗

— David Duchovny

#like #poem #really #say #trying

I always say that I'll have a go and see whether the poem works and if it does, then fine. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#does #fine #go #i #i always

I am always pleased to be asked to write a poem. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#am #asked #i #i am #pleased

If I felt, in the event of a royal wedding, inspired to write about people coming together in marriage or civil partnership, I would just be grateful to have an idea for the poem. And if I didn't, I'd ignore it. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#be grateful #civil #coming #event #felt