I write in the first person because I have always wanted to make my life more interesting than it was.
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I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers.Diane Wakoski
American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.
Diane Wakoski
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
Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground.
Diane Wakoski
So, I think that what we're always doing is redefining the possibilities of beauty, but, don't get me wrong, I think that all of art is about beauty.
Diane Wakoski
American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos.
Diane Wakoski
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