American poetry Quote by Diane Wakoski

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 reference to…

— Diane Wakoski

Poetry is the universal possession of mankind, revealing itself everywhere, and at all times, in hundreds and hundreds of men.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

An English poet writes, I think, just for people who are interested in poetry. An American poet writes, and feels that everyone ought to…

— Stephen Spender

American poetry is this country's greatest patrimony. It takes a stranger to see some things clearly. This is one of them, and I am…

— Joseph Brodsky

Poetry is a dangerous profession between conflict and resolution, between feeling and thought, between becoming and being, between the ultra-personal and the universal -…

— May Sarton

American poetry to me is a sort of relentless, nonstop sermon on human autonomy.

— Joseph Brodsky

“The beauty of poetry is that it can mean different things to different people at different times.”

— Wendy Higgins

Poetry resonates differently in each culture; it doesn't in America.

— Campbell McGrath

I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is…

— Leonard Cohen

I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry.

— Diane Wakoski

I think that if poetry is not a personal act, it's a pamphlet.

— Maria Teresa Horta