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