05-07-2015, 09:08 PM
JM wrote: "poetry is political"
Humans are political, so of course poetry is political. Poetry reflects back that aspect of ourselves to us, but also more of it's working than we are generally aware. Poetry reflects back to us our humanness, but without the delusional illusion of egotism we usually see ourselves through: it strips away falsehood and shows us the truth of how we actually are and the unsavory reasons that really motivate us.
Dale
Humans are political, so of course poetry is political. Poetry reflects back that aspect of ourselves to us, but also more of it's working than we are generally aware. Poetry reflects back to us our humanness, but without the delusional illusion of egotism we usually see ourselves through: it strips away falsehood and shows us the truth of how we actually are and the unsavory reasons that really motivate us.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.