Mark Strand's Quote - A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course,

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A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course,

A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art. – 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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I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. – Mark Strand

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I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself imposes. – Mark Strand

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