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does anyone know which poets are featuring at Brisbane writer's festival? frankly i have no idea, but these 'young people', champions of the rap/hip hop cause, are being a tad hypocritical, because a lot of rap/hip hop songs preach elitism - involving clans, gangs, mobs. that said, i don't deny the poetry of that kind of music...but i think these young peeps are overstepping the mark. i want to know how many people in Brisbane actually read poetry...under 5% of the population? i don't know how that can constitute a cultural divide. as for rage against the machine; their music - especially in tandem with their music videos - is as powerful as any good poem. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%