There's been real hostility toward political poetry in the U. S. , hostility or, at best, incomprehension. I'm … - Adrienne Rich

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If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power.

Adrienne Rich

There's been real hostility toward political poetry in the U. S. , hostility or, at best, incomprehension. I'm speaking of those who have institutional power over what gets published, over grants andprizes and reviewing. Most of them, though not all, arewhite and male. But even as American society is unravelling, becoming more violent and punitive, wonderful political poetshave been emerging.

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