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I certainly cant speak for all cultures or all societies, but its

I certainly cant speak for all cultures or all societies, but its clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. Its not part of the cultural mainstream. – Mark Strand

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And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written. – Mark Strand

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Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure. – Mark Strand

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I dont like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. – Anne Stevenson

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Pressure cranks and presses Life, squeezing out essence of self, aromatic with bittersweet memories, pungent adversities, and the honey-musk of desire — the vapors hover over our inkpots, and if we pick up the feather it becomes our poetry. – Terri Guillemets

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No poem is easily grasped so why should any reader expect fast results? – John Barton

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I think that its more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction. – Robert Morgan

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