Seamus HeaneyI can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.
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A poem can change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world. The author of the poem is the person who gets the message across to others. Usually, the author has no idea how his or her words will be received by others. Yet, when someone reads a poem that he or she feels changes him or her, this is proof of the power of poetry.
A poem's message can be more direct and powerful than even its words. Take for example, poems written by some of history’s most famous authors.
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