(dedicated to the poet, critic, and anarchist, Sir Herbert Read)
inherently poetry is a unique form of satire
a pathway paved by individuals towards soft rebellion
a revolt intended to spur the populace towards original thought
similar to how a dandelion,
considered a ****,
grows through concrete anyway,
a slow, deliberate strength
that can only be possessed by life
and of course poetry is this life,
the measure of one's soul
laid bare to convict and encourage
humanity without its mask is the individual
who, while supported by others,
is independent in themselves
and can thrive off of their own art
while leading and following others through theirs
h.f.m.
"The great modern heresy in poetry is to confuse the use we make of words in a poem with modalities of speech...For true poetry is never speech but always a song."
"Revolt, it will be said, implies violence; but this is an outmoded, an incompetent conception of revolt. The most effective form of revolt in this violent world we live in is non-violence."
"The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the group."
"The modern work of art, as I have said, is a symbol."
"That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision."
"The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of its material wealth or military power, but by the quality and achievements of its representative individuals - its philosophers, its poets and its artists."
"Art is pattern informed by sensibility."
"I know of no better name than Anarchism."
"The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the individual is merely a unit; in more developed forms of society he is an independent personality."
-quotes by Sir Herbert Edward Read