"I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry."
― Diane Wakoski
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Poetry
― Diane Wakoski
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- "I think that great poetry is the most interesting and complex use of the poet’s language at that point in history, and so it’s even more exciting when you read a poet like Yeats, almost 100 years old now, and you think that perhaps no one can really top that."
- "I have always wanted what I have now come to call the voice of personal narrative. That has always been the appealing voice in poetry. It started for me lyrically in Shakespeare’s sonnets."
- "Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground."
More In Poetry
- "I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge."― Jeffery Deaver
- "There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry."― Rita Dove
- "When you look good, you feel good. Confidence with what you’re wearing is very important. If you feel good, you will always perform your best without worrying about anything."― Maria Sharapova