I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony.
Mark Strand
And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it... →
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.
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.
Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments.
I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself... →
I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's... →
Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don't. I'm not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of... →
Elizabeth Strout
Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever.
Theodore Sturgeon
I admire 'Adventure Time' for being a piece of art in the way that I think art should be. If you want to see it is poetry, you can, and if... →
Rebecca Sugar