Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins. Diane Wakoski americancontextcultural Change image and share on social
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 americanansweraspect share on social
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
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
