American poetry Quote by 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

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

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

— Diane Wakoski

I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony.

— Mark Strand

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

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

— Joseph Brodsky

American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry.

— David Biespiel

Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the glories of modern literature.

— Helen Vendler

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

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

— Diane Wakoski

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

“The Americans of all nations at any time upon the earth have probably the fullest poetical nature. The United States themselves are essentially the…

— Walt Whitman