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The poet's self-appointed vocation is precisely that of being the bearer, the speaker, of wisdom. As the poet Shelley once said, "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of this world." Suggested here is that poets are in touch with the real issues -- therefore, governments should not ignore their words. Perhaps every President's cabinet needs a resident poet!
The poet's self-appointed vocation is precisely that of being the bearer, the speaker, of wisdom. As the poet Shelley once said, "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of this world." Suggested here is that poets are in touch with the real issues -- therefore, governments should not ignore their words. Perhaps every President's cabinet needs a resident poet!
