The Poet Offends

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Irving Layton

“A poet is someone who has a strong sense of self and feels his life to be meaningful. By insisting on that self and refusing to become the socialized article that bureaucrats, priests, rabbis, and so-called educators approve of, the poet offends the brainwashed millions who are the majority in any country. His words, his free manner of living are a constant irritation to the repressed, the fearful, the self-satisfied, and incurious.”

~ Irving Layton ~

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Layton

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Our False Identity

When you’ve never been able to settle into the falsities u were taught growing up, you spend a 1/2-century searching. Then, you have no choice but to share it.