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I think thats what poetry does. It allows people to come together

I think thats what poetry does. It allows people to come together and identify with a common thing that is outside of themselves, but which they identify with from the interior. – 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 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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