"Other people have noticed more of an evolution than I have and so I'll try to tell you where I'm com..." — Diane Wakoski

I am not political as a person.

But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.

American poets celebrate their bodies, very specifically, as Whitman did.

American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.