The page that I chose from Silliman's blog that refers to poetry that interests me is the page that discusses History. While browsing this topic, I saw posts made by Silliman regarding American history, such as John F. Kennedy's assassination, advocacy for human rights and famous poet Allen Ginsberg, whose poem "Howl" brought light to homosexuality in poetry. These are all changes in history that impacted society and has given us the freedoms we have today. I believe incorporating history into poetry is a great way to express relevant issues.
Link: http://ronsilliman.blogspot.ca/search/label/history
I think the arts has been an important tool for expressing any sort of emotion or information. The thing about poetry is that it can be written and interpreted in so many different ways and you don't necessarily need a degree to write a poem which enables just about anyone to express themselves freely without being put down because of it.
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