Poetry as Insurgent Art:
I am signaling you through the flames. The North Pole is not where it used to be. Manifest Destiny is no longer manifest. Civilization self-destructs. The goddess Nemesis is knocking at the door…
What are poets for in such an age? What is the use of poetry? …
The master class starts wars. The lower classes fight it. Governments lie. The voice of the government is often not the voice of the people.
— Lawrence Ferlinghetti
