I was very interested in American poetry for many years…

I realised that although I was fascinated with America, its history and culture, I was not interested in becoming American.

— Luc Sante

That's always been the case in America; there's been a big spectrum in how much people are interested in American politics.

— William Kristol

I kind of resent the idea that the whole world has to be interested in the American elections.

— Arundhati Roy

A lot of the people that we have made offers to, and where we make offers, when they hear it's a part-time job, or…

— Donald Trump

I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through…

— Jason Reynolds

People think they're gonna make a living off poetry. Ten years ago, maybe a couple of people did. Right now, no one, I don't…

— Nick Tosches

I began to write poetry when I was about four years old. In other words, I've always been writing poetry.

— Ernesto Cardenal

Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred years ago, when books of poems were best-sellers.

— James Broughton

Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I can understand…

— Steve Earle

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

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