Poetry is, first and last, language – Posted on December 3, 2011December 3, 2006 by admin “Poetry is, first and last, language – the rest is filler.” — Mark Strand Author: Mark Strand Category: poetry Tags: poetry, Mark Strand Spread the love Related posts: Poetry is something that happens in universities, And yet, in a culture like ours, And at least in poetry you should A life is not sufficiently elevated for