Poetry Is Powerful, but It's Political

Poetry can seem like this dead art form for ofe old white men who just seem like they were born to be old. Poets have this phenomenal potential to connect the beliefs of the private individual with the cause of change in public life. The decision to create, the artistic choice to have a voice is the most political act of all. It's about asking these right questions about what it means to be a right or doing right by your words and your actions.