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.
Don't write love poems when you're in love. Write them when you're not in love.
A good creative-writing teacher can save a good writer a lot of time.
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.
If you want to communicate, use the telephone