I exaggerate. I oversimplify. I generalize. But there’s no…

American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry.

— David Biespiel

I love communicating with people, and sometimes language is not enough. I think that's what poetry is, where you can mess with language and…

— Justin Adams

The nature of journalism has been the enemy of idealism and the source of cynicism among American reporters and editors throughout our history.

— Richard Harwood

Sarah Palin is a great example of someone that just stirs the pot for the sake of the attention. No vision, no critical thinking,…

— Rosanne Cash

I'm at a place of deep cynicism about American politics.

— Grace Dunham

People often say that Trump "speaks the truth," right? But I think what really is happening is he's become a symbol of the kind…

— Henry Giroux

Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to…

— Diane Wakoski

American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos.

— Diane Wakoski

Mandelstam is the sort of poet who comes along very, very rarely. Even the two Russian poets whose work is often linked with his…

— Christian Wiman

From reading a previous answer, you know that I consider all those aspects to be part of American cultural myth and thus they figure…

— Diane Wakoski

Kerouac: You're ruining American poetry, O'Hara. O'Hara: That's more than you ever did for it, Kerouac

— Frank O'Hara

“Mr Rutger cornet de Groot. Never read any American poetry or any other foreign poetry, which is why he always mentions 2 poets as…

— Martinus Hendrikus Benders

I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the…

— Mark Strand

Probably the high-watermark of [Bob] Dylan's career came after he plugged in his guitar ("Judas!" one fan shouted during a concert) and exploded American…

— Jay Michaelson

I'm educating myself more about world poetry. I know a lot about contemporary American poetry, so I felt I needed to learn more about…

— Allison Joseph