Sometimes the archaism of the language when it's spoken is why we are all in love with the Irish today. Diane Wakoski archaismirishlanguage Change image and share on social
One, I have a wonderful publisher, Black Sparrow Press; as long as they exist, they will keep me in print. And they claim they sell very respectable numbers of my books, so I guess, and it's true, every place I go, my books are in libraries and on bookshelves. Diane Wakoski blackbookbookshelf share on social
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 carefactfeminist Change image and share on social
Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground. Diane Wakoski languagepoetrypressure Change image and share on social
I have always wanted what I have now come to call the voice of personal narrative. That has always been the appealing voice in poetry. It started for me lyrically in Shakespeare's sonnets. Diane Wakoski appealcalllyrically Change image and share on social
