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98 days ago
Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.
—June Jordan
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fulinhyu.com
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97 days ago
Poetry can be a truth sayer
It can equally be a truth slayer
It’s up to the reader
To be a believer
The author is just a bit player
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jesseking.org
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97 days ago
With love in all ways
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ghostlyverse.bsky.social
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97 days ago
"Truth" is subjective. That's a pretty naive quote.
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robertjtiess.bsky.social
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97 days ago
That quote is from a 1998 Colorlines interview with June Jordan. She qualifies it a bit.
It's near the start of her interview.
Here's the full exchange:
https://colorlines.com/article/poetry-political-act/
Academy of American Poets offers more good information on June Jordan:
https://poets.org/poet/june-jordan
#poetry #poets
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joelamport.bsky.social
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97 days ago
Note to June:
Truth and politics
May often part ways
But not and poetry
#haiku
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kynicos.bsky.social
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97 days ago
Poetry doesn't involve telling the truth, for example, you just lied.
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It can equally be a truth slayer
It’s up to the reader
To be a believer
The author is just a bit player
That quote is from a 1998 Colorlines interview with June Jordan. She qualifies it a bit.
It's near the start of her interview.
Here's the full exchange:
https://colorlines.com/article/poetry-political-act/
Academy of American Poets offers more good information on June Jordan:
https://poets.org/poet/june-jordan
#poetry #poets
Truth and politics
May often part ways
But not and poetry
#haiku