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But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have nev

But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way. – Diane Wakoski

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PC stuff just lowers the general acceptance of good work and replaces it with bogus poetry that celebrates values that in themselves are probably quite worthy. – Diane Wakoski

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I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry. – Diane Wakoski

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But I dont think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events. – Diane Wakoski

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Im not a great poetry fan. – Rupert Everett

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