Thank you for this fine piece, it raised my spirits. I fear we are sunk, just now, into the most foreboding bits of WBYeats, but the line from the spare, considered, encapsulating language of poetry and the heart and mind of a country is an important one. Poets invest their words with so much consideration and meaning; politicians could learn from the thinking as well as the vocabulary.
excellent and thought provoking piece. I loved the quotes especially Rupert Brooke and the matchless and much missed Benjamin Zephaniah. As others say below, just shows how alive and neccesary poetry is, how it makes sense of the world. Thanks to Bruno for such insights and some beautiful quotes
A politician who knows her oats
Is always equipped with useful quotes.
Whatever you say, in speech or letter,
Someone else will have said it better!
Thank you for this fine piece, it raised my spirits. I fear we are sunk, just now, into the most foreboding bits of WBYeats, but the line from the spare, considered, encapsulating language of poetry and the heart and mind of a country is an important one. Poets invest their words with so much consideration and meaning; politicians could learn from the thinking as well as the vocabulary.
Excellent piece. I think it's important people be reminded of the political viability of poetry--that it's far more than beautiful language.
excellent and thought provoking piece. I loved the quotes especially Rupert Brooke and the matchless and much missed Benjamin Zephaniah. As others say below, just shows how alive and neccesary poetry is, how it makes sense of the world. Thanks to Bruno for such insights and some beautiful quotes