Art Quote by Diane Wakoski

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

— Campbell McGrath

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not…

— Mark Strand

There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world.

— Edward Hirsch

Don't you think that as a people, Americans have less poetry, real poetry, in their souls than any other nations?

— Robert E. Howard

Poetry reaches into places in us that we are suppose to ignore or mistrust, that are perceived as subversive or non-useful, in what is…

— Adrienne Rich

I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry.

— Robert Morgan

The historical legacy of 'The Best American Poetry' is they've had very few editors who were not white. They've had very few instances where…

— Jenny Zhang

In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture.

— Eliza Griswold

Most Americans do not like poetry. We may respect it, but we do not enjoy it.

— Gilbert Highet

There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world. In every culture, in every language there is expressive play, expressive…

— Edward Hirsch

I don't think the distinction between high and low culture exists anymore.

— Jeremy Scott

There's not much high and low culture any more: there's just mingling streams of art and what matters is whether it's good art or…

— Neil Gaiman