>Dear Alan,
> What if Bill Griffiths were "well-educated", rather than
"dispossed",
>and yet still "raising money for his "cause"?.
>
> Mat.
Hi Mat
thanks for the reply. I was referring to Griffiths' practice of
writing 'for' prisoners and enclosing leaflets in support of their
campaigns for justice in his pamphlets, as well as using the proceeds
to support the campaigns.
This is a practical way of using poetry to redress social injustice.
But I suppose it comes back to the hoary old question of what poetry
is 'for' and whether it can change anything. Most British poetry,
including Griffiths' of course, is read by a tiny minority of the
populace, and the best it can do is to change or influence the
sensibilities of that minority. But that's OK, because it can do
it in ways that philosophy and other academic disciplines can't.
At least I think so.
best
Alan
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