For me, Bubblewrapped summed it up exquisitely. I'll have an image, idea, phrase, memory, etc. that just won't leave me alone. I'll let it percolate in my brain for awhile, then jot it down and it just sort of grows into something resembling a poem. It just sort of happens, almost inadvertently. At least with the poems I like. Sometimes I'll sit down with the intention of writing a poem, and those ones are usually crap.
But it's a very individualistic process. I don't think there's any incorrect way to write a poem.
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