“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.” -Dylan Thomas
This is such a romantic way to talk about poetry. You could feel the same way about a good book too. Without books, we wouldn’t be able to continue learning and building new ways of thinking. We stack ideas on top of ideas and liberate ourselves a little more each time. From what? Maybe it’s a spiritual liberation, maybe it’s from the confines of evil men. Maybe it’s just from our own mental cages with the dark caves of our minds. The point is that writing can change things for the better, and that’s a great reason to do it.
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