tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post3435126417940441558..comments2023-11-21T13:48:03.338+13:00Comments on Tuesday Poem: Hey Columbus! by Thomas HubbardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-28006922876469534272013-11-05T23:15:24.637+13:002013-11-05T23:15:24.637+13:00Kathleen is right. Poets are not separate from the...Kathleen is right. Poets are not separate from the rest of the society, but we need a lot lot lot of courage to speak up. http://thoughtemotionthing.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374264690651027889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-91661056811712916752013-10-31T00:33:56.058+13:002013-10-31T00:33:56.058+13:00Shelley said that poets should be political, but w...Shelley said that poets should be political, but we tend to brush political poetry aside and downgrade it. Seamus Heaney found that it was usually valued less than than other poetry. He found ways to write about the Irish situation that got round these perceptions. I don't think we should have to write in metaphors to get the message across. As poets, we should speak out against what's Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-82102526916395672692013-10-30T21:40:26.146+13:002013-10-30T21:40:26.146+13:00Beautiful! Thank you!Beautiful! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374264690651027889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298334170177578638.post-11525283648486385152013-10-29T12:32:14.091+13:002013-10-29T12:32:14.091+13:00I love poems like this with passion that kick ass ...I love poems like this with passion that kick ass or arse depending where you come from.<br /><br />Thanks, T. Great post! I agree, we need more poets shouting about the world's ills and waking up the millions who sleepwalk through consumer society.Ben Hurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367615722744097913noreply@blogger.com