Quote by Mark Strand
I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of perso

I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony. – 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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Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure. – Mark Strand

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More people than ever are slowly but surely turning their ears toward poetry. – Saul Williams

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No art form points like poetry to this originality of language as to its essential and abiding concern. – Thomas Harrison

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Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think its harder to write. Its harder to keep the respect of the reader too. – George Murray

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A poet is someone who is astonished by everything. – Anon.

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