Latino Quote by Kwame Dawes

I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now.

— Norman MacCaig

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

— Campbell McGrath

The Latino population has become such a presence. We are part of the American tapestry in a very profound way, in every area you…

— Jimmy Smits

There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too.

— Benicio Del Toro

Latinos been a part of hip-hop culture and every other culture; we've been influential in every aspect of life.

— Fat Joe

There are many Latino writers as talented as I am, but because we are published through small presses, our books don't count. We are…

— Sandra Cisneros

I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American experience. And…

— Natasha Trethewey

I feel like progress will be made in the landscape of Latino influence when we get to tell those murky, real, close-to-life narratives.

— Tanya Saracho

I do feel fortunate to have some knowledge of the great Latin American writers, including some that are probably not that well known in…

— Daniel Alarcon

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

— Helen Vendler

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

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

— Diane Wakoski