A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.
Source: The Writer on Her Work, vol, 1, ed. Janet Sternburg, 1991.
-- Diane Ackerman, (Oct 7 1948-____), US poet, writer, social worker; She is noted for stretching the limits of what poets write about; wrote The Other Night, 1974.