John Ashbery Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: b. July 28, 1927
Birthday: July 28
My feeling is that most political poetry is preaching to the choir, and that the people who are going to make the political changes in our lives are not the people who read poetry, unfortunately. Poetry not specifically aimed at political revolution, though, is beneficial in moving people toward that kind of action, as well as other kinds of action. A good poem makes me want to be active on as many fronts as possible.
source: Source: www.guernicamag.com
topic: Moving, Political Revolution, People, Political Change, Preaching To The Choir
