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Category Archive: Mark Strand

Mark Strand Quote: “It’s very hard to write humor….”

It’s very hard to write humor.

October 23, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “And Robert Lowell, of course – …”

And Robert Lowell, of course – in his poems, we’re not located in his actual life. We’re located more in the externals, in the journalistic facts of his life.

September 28, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “I believe that all poetry is…”

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 imposes.

August 29, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “I tend to like poems that…”

I tend to like poems that engage me – that is to say, which do not bore me.

August 5, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “And at least in poetry you…”

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.

February 18, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “From the reader’s view, a poem…”

From the reader’s view, a poem is more demanding than prose.

February 15, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “But I tend to think of…”

But I tend to think of the expressive part of me as rather tedious – never curious or responsive, but blind and self-serving.

February 13, 2021 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “I think the best American poetry…”

I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet’s personality.

December 31, 2020 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “Poetry is something that happens in…”

Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments.

December 8, 2020 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

Mark Strand Quote: “I certainly can’t speak for all…”

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 not part of the cultural mainstream.

November 11, 2020 1934, American, April 11, Mark Strand, Quotes by Poets

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