The uselessness of poetry (Shepherd)
Poetry is potentially liberating because its uselessness marks out a space not colonized by or valued by capital.
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Jesus did not say, 'I know the way, so I can stop praying.' Buddha did not say, 'I am enlightened, so I can stop meditating.' Confucius did not say, 'I am wise, so I can stop learning.' Jesus kept praying because he knew the way. Buddha kept meditating because he was enlightened. Confucius kept learning because he was wise. This is truth that seekers find: seeking the way is the way.
—Will Shetterly
—Will Shetterly
Monday, October 01, 2007
