Quotes by Poem My favorite poem ever was 'Annabel Lee' by Edgar Allan Poe. Ross Lynch poe poem favorite ever An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive. John Barton poem very poetry exciting Many performance poets seem to believe that yelling a poem makes it comprehensible. They are wrong. Marilyn Nelson poem wrong performance believe Every poem probably has sixty drafts behind it. Mary Karr poem every behind sixty Reading a poem aloud to an audience is gestural as much as precise. Douglas Dunn poem much audience reading A poet's cultural baggage and erudition can interfere with a poem. Douglas Dunn poem cultural interfere poet I want the poem to be an experience - for both the listener and for myself. Anne Waldman poem myself experience want A poem can provide testimony. A poem can provide solace. It can provide a connection. Kevin Young poem connection solace testimony