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- American poetry has been part of a culture in conflict....We are a people tending toward democracy at the level of hope; at… — Muriel Rukeyser
- For the past thirty years or so, much American poetry has been marked by an earnestness that rejects the comic. This has… — Stephen Dobyns
- I exaggerate. I oversimplify. I generalize. But there’s no cynicism here. American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry. — David Biespiel
- American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet. — Diane Wakoski
- Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with… — Diane Wakoski
- High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this. — Diane Wakoski
- I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. — Mark Strand
- I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs… — Mark Strand
- I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now. — Norman MacCaig
- I think there's no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the… — James Laughlin
- I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry. — Diane Wakoski
- American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry. — David Biespiel