Assertiveness Quote by James Arthur

Poets are accepted in Canada as practically nowhere else in the West because of their place in an officially supported and popularly endorsed Canadian…

— George Fetherling

I do like Canadian poetry. Christian Bök, Anne Carson, Carmine Starnino, and Don McKay are a few of the Canadian poets whose work has…

— James Arthur

Americans are much easier to please than Canadians. The American taste is less critical. Canadians are more cultured, they are more aware of the…

— Chris de Burgh

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

— Campbell McGrath

If the United States haven't grown poets, on any scale of grandeur, it is certain that they import, print, and read more poetry than…

— Walt Whitman

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

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

— Gilbert Highet

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

To me it's very obvious there are huge cultural differences between Americans and Canadians. But a lot of what we are is American.

— David Cronenberg

It's true, there aren't many explicit references to Canada in my book. And not many explicit references to the U.S., either. I try to…

— James Arthur

American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.

— Diane Wakoski