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title: "7 Poems Good Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Poems Good quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Poems Good sayings and thoughts."
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> [“don't start talkin about books or quotin poems at them. these is good folks but they ain't real crazy about readin books.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-gay/don-t-start-talkin-about-books-or-quotin-poems-at-them-these-is-good/)

[William Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-gay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/william-gay-17446_book_don-t-start-talkin-about-books-or-quotin_262942.jpg)

> [When poems are no good they don't make any sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-walcott/when-poems-are-no-good-they-don-t-make-any-sense/)

[Derek Walcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-walcott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/derek-walcott-2220_good_when-poems-are-no-good-they-don-t-make-a_447818.jpg)

> [I work hard to make the poems as good as they can be, and if they're not good enough I scrap them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-longley/i-work-hard-to-make-the-poems-as-good-as-they-can-be-and-if-they-re/)

[Michael Longley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-longley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/michael-longley-26639_difficult_i-work-hard-to-make-the-poems-as-good-as_1307126.jpg)

> [Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-davison/every-so-often-i-find-some-poems-that-are-too-good-for-the-readers-of/)

[Peter Davison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-davison/)

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> [He's never going to sit at my feet and write me poems, which is good because I hate poetry, except dirty ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-aguirre/he-s-never-going-to-sit-at-my-feet-and-write-me-poems-which-is-good/)

[Ann Aguirre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-aguirre/)

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> [How are his poems?" "He's not as good as he thinks he is, but then most of us feel that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/how-are-his-poems-he-s-not-as-good-as-he-thinks-he-is-but-then-most/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

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> [I’m not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. I’ve seen a chunk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-aguirre/i-m-not-a-woman-you-bring-home-to-mother-pick-out-china-patterns-with-2/)

[Ann Aguirre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-aguirre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/ann-aguirre-1121_china_i-m-not-a-woman-you-bring-home-to-mother_3225909.jpg)

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