A public expectation it has to be said not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups.
But that citizen's perception was also at one with the truth in recognizing...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
Every war results from the struggle for markets and spheres of influence and every war is sold to the public by professional liars and totally sincere religious maniacs as a Holy Crusade to save God and Goodness from Satan and Evil.
