American Poet Quotes
- Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a literary aristocracy of one. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary… — Michael N. Castle
- Andrea Gibson is a truly American poet, or rather, she represents the America I want to live in. Her work lights a candle to lead… — Unknown Author
- I never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet. — Kenneth Koch
- These are all direct quotes, except every time they use a curse word, I'm going to use the name of a famous American poet: 'You… — John Green