Billy CollinsAll they want to dois tie the poem to a chair with ropeand torture a confession out of it. They begin beating it with a hoseto find out what it really means.
About This Quote
When the quote “all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it.” was originally written, it was actually said by author Charles Bukowski. He was speaking about the torture that went on in the Korean War. The horror of Korean prisoners being beaten until they would confess to something that never happened.
Source: The Apple That Astonished Paris
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- All they want to dois tie the poem to a chair with ropeand torture a confession out of it. They begin beating it with a hoseto find out what it really means.