“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
“I write in the first person because I have always wanted to make my life more interesting than it was.” WritingFirstsPersonsWantedInterestingFirst Person Book:Trilogy: Coins & Coffins: Discrepancies and Apparitions; The George Washington Poems Source: Trilogy: Coins & Coffins: Discrepancies and Apparitions; The George Washington Poems
“I'm perfectly happy when I look out at an audience and it's all women. I always think it's kind of odd, but then, more women than men, I think, read and write poetry.” ThinkingMenWritingLooksKindWomenAudienceOdd Author:Diane Wakoski
