I write poems from dreams pretty frequently. It's limiting to think the poem has to come from a sensical lyric "I" stating things clearly or dramatically. This whole course is trying to say there are millions of ways to approach writing a poem.

I read a lot of graphic novels - some of my favorites graphic novelists or artists are Rebecca Kraatz, Gabrielle Bell, Graham Roumieu, Tom Gauld, and Renee French.

A lot of people are writing poems and don't realize it. They have this limited idea of how the poem should sound or what subjects it should address.

To be a poet you have to experiment.

Not everyone is going to like every carnival ride.

Poetic success is when you write a poem that makes you excited and bewildered and aglow.

Encountering rhyme out of the blue is like finding a long-lost twin (fraternal), or a suitcase that closes with a particularly satisfying click.