[New-Poetry] 'Poetry can speak decisively to power'

[Anny Ballardini]

down the church

From: "Roger Day" <rog3r.day at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:42 PM


> as fellow brit
> I can say with authority
> Andrew Motion is a git
>
> and 'tis a pity Poetry's a Whore
>
> On 10/8/07, JforJames at aol.com <JforJames at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://books.guardian.co.uk/poetry/features/0,,2183290,00.html
>>
>> 'Poetry can speak decisively to power'
>>
>> In the build-up to National Poetry Day this week, the poet laureate, 
>> Andrew
>> Motion, spoke at a Poet in the City event in the House of Commons about 
>> the
>> relationship between poetry and power. This is what he said.
>>
>> Thursday October 4, 2007
>> Guardian Unlimited
>>
>> Andrew Motion: 'The sacred duty of poets is to tell the truth about 
>> humanity
>> whatever those in authority have to say.' Photograph: Jane Bown
>>
>> Thank you very much for inviting me to speak about Poetry and Power; I'm
>> happy to do this - especially because it means renewing my contact with 
>> Poet
>> in the City, a terrific scheme run with wonderful energy and 
>> resourcefulness
>> by Graham Henderson.
>> Graham has asked me to do three things: to say something about the
>> relationship between poetry and power in general; to say something about 
>> the
>> relationship between power and the post of Poet Laureate that I occupy; 
>> and
>> to read something which has to do with the subject. That's a lot in 10
>> minutes, but here we go.
>>
>>
>>
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