I think it's better if you write poems that look like you.
Don't write love poems when you're in love. Write them when you're not in love.
Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it.
You owe reality nothing and the truth about your feelings everything.
To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.
Scholars look for final truths they will never find. Creative writers concern themselves with possibilities that are always there to the receptive.