Yes, young people should read more poetry. And write it and talk about it. And I love how this article emphasizes poetry as a political act, quoting from openly (and less openly) political poems. Occupy Wall Street famously had a library. The movement forward must have a library and there must be plenty of poetry in that library. Grief for the dead as poetry. The New York Review of Books turned fifty last week. Rate this:Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading...
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