tradition is to be transformed into action. Jacques Maritain, a Catholic philosopher, said: "The poet making poetry mimics the Creator." In that sense, he gives back to the tribe its reality; its meanings.
When people begin drawing from their moral reserve, when people express truth and fairness--the qualities that make us human--we are mimicking God's being. In such moments, we become poetry in action.
Our peaceful movement is that kind of poetry--it has brought out the best of our people.
from StraightGoods.ca: A poet rewrites the War on Drugs
then Latin American Herald Tribune: Mexican Artists, Intellectuals Join Poet's Peace Movement
then Latin American Herald Tribune: Poet Calls on Government to Explain CIA, DEA Presence in Mexico
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