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Diane Wakoski Quotes
I think I'm a very good reader of poetry, but obviously, like everybody, I have a set of criteria for reading poems, and I'm not shy about presenting them, so if people ask for my critical response to a poem, I tell them what works and why, and what doesn't work and why.
Diane Wakoski

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Poet Quotes
Category:
American Poet Quotes
Year of Birth:
1937
Nationality:
American
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