Poetry is, first and last, language – the rest is filler. – Mark Strand
I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. – Mark Strand

Poetry is, first and last, language – the rest is filler. – Mark Strand
I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. – Mark Strand
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
If you love dance and you have the gift of teaching, teaching is super amazing and important because my teachers planted that seed in me. As a teacher you understand the difference or the definition of a Baryshnikov or a Gregory Hines, so teaching is really important and very necessary. – Laurieann Gibson