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The meaning of poetry is to give courage. A poem is not a puzzle that you the dutiful reader are obliged to solve. It is meant to poke you, get you to buck up, pay attention, rise and shine, look alive, get a grip, get the picture, pull up your socks, wake up and die right.
poetry is the last preserve of honest speech and the outspoken heart.
Comedy is a predatory sport, closer to the lynch mob than to church. Poetry is church.
