It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the poem is merely its shape. Mark Strand formpoempoint Change image and share on social
For some of us, the less said about the way we do things the better. Mark Strand thing Change image and share on social
I tend to like poems that engage me - that is to say, which do not bore me. Mark Strand bearengagepoem Change image and share on social
There's a certain point, when you're writing autobiographical stuff, where you don't want to misrepresent yourself. It would be dishonest. Mark Strand autobiographicaldishonestmisrepresent Change image and share on social
Usually a life turned into a poem is misrepresented. Mark Strand lifemisrepresentpoem Change image and share on social
Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments. Mark Strand creativedepartmentenglish Change image and share on social
Nothing is the destiny of everyone, it is our commonness made dumb. Mark Strand commonnessdestinydumb Change image and share on social
But I tend to think of the expressive part of me as rather tedious - never curious or responsive, but blind and self-serving. Mark Strand blindcuriousexpressive Change image and share on social
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be. Mark Strand greatpaypeople Change image and share on social
