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Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. -

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. – June Jordan

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That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes. – June Jordan

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There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest possible beauty in what is created. The other is to tell the truth. – June Jordan

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But, based on my friendship with Evie as young mothers, I started going on freedom rides in 1966. – June Jordan

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It all has to do with art – writing, painting, things Ive done for a long time but just never had enough time to pursue. I have poetry – things that are designed for songs, but theyre always poems first. – Jason Newsted

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I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation. – Robert Morgan

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Dont call my lyrics poetry. Its an insult to real poets. – Bernie Taupin

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Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind. – Maxwell Bodenheim

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