American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.
Diane Wakoski
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- I think one of the things that language poets are very involved with is getting away from conventional ideas of beauty, because those ideas contain a certain attitude toward women, certain attitudes toward sex, certain attitudes toward race, etc.
- I think one of the things that language poets are very involved with is getting away from conventional ideas of beauty, because those ideas contain a certain attitude toward women, certain attitudes toward sex, certain attitudes toward race, etc.
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- American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.
- But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way.