Focuses on self-reflexive poems that explore the idea of the unwritten poem. Examines Louis Simpson's 'The Unwritten Poem', Raymond Carver's 'The Poem I Didn't Write', Denise Levertov's 'The Poem Unwritten' and Wislawa Szymborska's 'Critique of an Unwritten Poem' as well as selections from the author's own work.