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Quote by Mark Strand
And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comfor

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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I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poets personality. – Mark Strand

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I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. – Mark Strand

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And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem. – Mark Strand

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If you dont mark your successes, the day your ship comes in could be just another day at the office, and theres no poetry in that. – Glen Hansard

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So much of my poetry begins with something that I can describe in visual terms, so thinking about distance, thinking about how life begins and what might be watching us. – Tracy K. Smith

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Pounds translation of Chinese poetry was maybe the most important thing I read. Eliot a little bit later. – Robert Morgan

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