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

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: Always American Emphasis Individuality Like Painting Personal Poet Poetry

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American poets celebrate their bodies, very specifically, as Whitman did.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: American Bodies Celebrate Did Poets Specifically Very

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But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: Am Anyone Current Current Events Events Never Poetry Political Read Sense Wanted Way I Am

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But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.

~Diane Wakoski

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High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: American Art Come Culture Excluded High Low Modern Modern Art Poetry Post Together

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I am not political as a person.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: Am Person Political I Am

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

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: American British Definitely Distinguish English English Language Language Other Poetry Wish

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Sometimes the archaism of the language when it's spoken is why we are all in love with the Irish today.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: Irish Language Love Sometimes Spoken Today Why

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Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: Goes Language Poetry Pressured Resilient Simply Still Underground

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Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do.

~Diane Wakoski

Topics: Because Care Fact Feminists In Fact Interpretation Often Poetry Political Power Read Supposed Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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