Quote by Mark Strand
Its very hard to write humor. - Mark Strand

Its very hard to write humor. – Mark Strand

Other quotes by Mark Strand

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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Poetry
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I certainly cant speak for all cultures or all societies, but its clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. Its not part of the cultural mainstream. – Mark Strand

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Poetry
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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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Poetry
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Humor
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I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor. – Rod Stewart

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Humor

My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns. – Bret Michaels

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Humor

Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs. – Christopher Morley

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Humor

When I look at a lot of older stuff that Ive written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard. – David Sedaris

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Humor

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