(Before It's News)
It is true that many poets were born out of necessity, from the trouble times they were living in. Poetry was then the only acceptable way to fight, because it could be less evident about what it really meant. It was often an indirect attack leaving the real target unaware, and so it was published when it should not have been. Yet, it was significant and meaningful in many ways.
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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Are-there-any-politically--by-Roland-Michel-Trem-080707-257.html