Don't write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn't be changed.
Never want to say anything so strongly that you give up the option of finding something better. If you have to say it, you will.
I think it's better if you write poems that look like you.
Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.
Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it.
An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.