At the other extreme, some poets attempt to carefully choose words in such a way that the poem expresses a great deal in very little space.

Some twenty-nine poets have attempted to write sequels for Byron's Don Juan.

In 1819, the poet attempted to escape from his oppressive domestic situation, travelling to Rome.

Several poets attempted to supply this void.

Some poets attempt to capture the essence of a single moment or feeling in a poem.

In "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote", a fictional poet named Pierre Menard attempts to recreate Don Quixote exactly as Miguel de Cervantes wrote it.

The book met with little popular or critical success, at least partly because it had no introduction or commentary to explain what the poets were attempting to do, and a number of copies were returned to the publisher.

While some poets, such as Ubayd Zakani, attempted to distance themselves from this fused mystical-lyrical tradition by writing satires, Hafez embraced the fusion and thrived on it.

The fifteenth-century poets often attempt to generate new meaning from previous poetry by picking apart the old in order to mold it into something new.

The Romantic poets attempted to revive Shakespearean verse drama, though with little success.