“I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry.”– Diane Wakoski Related Quotes “Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.”– John Updike “One writes a poem when one is so taken up by an emotional concept that one is unable to remain silent.”— Stephen Dobyns “I’m sorry, man, but I’ve got magic. I’ve got poetry in my fingertips. Most of the time – and this includes naps – I’m an F-18, bro. And I will destroy you in the air. I will deploy my ordinance to the ground.”– Charlie Sheen