"Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth"
- June Jordan
About this Quote
June Jordan's quote speaks to the power of poetry as a type of expression and interaction. Poetry is a way to tell stories, to reveal feelings, and to share experiences. By informing the truth, poets can challenge the status quo and speak out versus oppression. Poetry can be utilized to raise awareness of social and political problems, to influence change, and to create a sense of solidarity amongst those who share similar experiences. Poetry can likewise be used to commemorate and honor the lives of those who have been marginalized or oppressed. In this way, poetry can be an effective tool for social and political activism. By speaking the truth, poets can create a space for discussion and understanding, and can help to create a more just and fair society.
This quote is written / told by June Jordan between July 9, 1936 and June 14, 2002. He/she was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 21 other quotes.
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"Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going"
"I think Ginsberg has done more harm to the craft that I honor and live by than anybody else by reducing it to a kind of mean that enables the most dubious practitioners to claim they are poets because they think, If the kind of thing Ginsberg does is poetry, I can do that"
