* A poem works best, for me, when the writer doesn't tell, but when he or she invents combinations of specific words to show us old facts in new ways. * I hav

* A poem works best, for me, when the writer doesn't tell, but when he or she invents combinations of specific words to show us old facts in new ways. * I have a similar saying for philosophy; that it is to put the wrong words in the right order. I guess it applies to poetry too, or only.