- Oct 21, 2006
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Greetings one and all,
I wasn't quite sure where to place this but some people, particularly activists, have a rather narrow view of poets equating them to be passive by only writing about the issues that our people are faced with (whether that be economically, spiritually, politically, socially, etc) rather than engaging in active revolution and thus such so-called activist continue to place blame for the condition of our people on those who they deem inactive.
Well, naturally, such views got me pondering and begged the following questions:-
- ‘what is the nature of a poet’s function – what is the fundamental significance of poetic activity?’
- Are poets enemies of society - seen as outsiders by the powerful and elite?
- In a society that gains its power through the exploitation of others, what is the status of the poet in today’s world?
Love, Peace!
I wasn't quite sure where to place this but some people, particularly activists, have a rather narrow view of poets equating them to be passive by only writing about the issues that our people are faced with (whether that be economically, spiritually, politically, socially, etc) rather than engaging in active revolution and thus such so-called activist continue to place blame for the condition of our people on those who they deem inactive.
Well, naturally, such views got me pondering and begged the following questions:-
- ‘what is the nature of a poet’s function – what is the fundamental significance of poetic activity?’
- Are poets enemies of society - seen as outsiders by the powerful and elite?
- In a society that gains its power through the exploitation of others, what is the status of the poet in today’s world?
Love, Peace!