“Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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I think one of the things that
“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.”
— Diane Wakoski
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Category: beauty
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I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry
“I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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American poetry, like American painting, is always
“American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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From reading a previous answer, you know
“From reading a previous answer, you know that I consider all those aspects to be part of American cultural myth and thus they figure into good American poetry, whether the poet is aware of what he is doing or not.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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But I am not political in the
“But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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High and low culture come together in
“High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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I think one of the things that
“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.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: attitude
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PC stuff just lowers the general acceptance
“PC stuff just lowers the general acceptance of good work and replaces it with bogus poetry that celebrates values that in themselves are probably quite worthy.”
— Diane Wakoski
Author: Diane Wakoski
Category: poetry
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