“Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do.” FactsCarePoliticalLiteraturePowerFeministDon't CareI Don't CarePoetry IsInterpretation Author:Diane Wakoski
“But I am not political in the current events sense, and I have never wanted anyone to read my poetry that way.” WayWantedPoliticalEventsCurrentsCurrent Events Author:Diane Wakoski
“I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point of the American tradition, which is always apolitical, even when the poetry comes out of politically active writers.” IfsThinkingWritingPoliticalLiteratureMissingTraditionActivePointingAmerican TraditionApolitical Author:Diane Wakoski
