The poet or the revolutionary is there to articulate the necessity, but until the people themselves apprehend it, nothing can happen. . Perhaps it can't be done without the poet, but it certainly can't be done without the people. The poet and the people get on generally very badly, and yet they need each other. The poet knows it sooner than the people do. The people usually know it after the poet is dead; but that's all right. The point is to get your work done, and your work is to change the world.Anonymous
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Poetry and revolution both speak to the deep primal impulses within all of us. They emphasize the need for people to be free, to struggle against injustice and oppression, and to fight for what is right. Poets and revolutionaries must work together with the people, because only through the people can a poet change the world. And only through the people can a revolutionary change it for the better.
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