Diane Wakoski Quote

Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization — carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.


Writer's Digest (1994)


Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization — carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.

Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization — carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.

Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization — carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.

Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization — carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.