From reading a previous answer, you know that I consider all those aspects to be part of American cultural myth and thus they figure into good American poetry, whether the poet is aware of what he is doing or not.
Diane WakoskiI'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.
Diane WakoskiBut I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.
Diane WakoskiMy poems are almost all written as Diane. I don't have any problems with that, and if other women choose to identify with this, I think that's terrific.
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