I've gone from being quite wealthy, when I was defending women, to being quite poor defending men.
So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.
Carl Albert, Lawyer (1908) |
Arthur Alexander, Musician (1940) |
Milton Babbitt, Composer (1916) |
Karl Barth, Theologian (1886) |
Andrew Card, Politician (1947) |
Maybelle Carter, Musician (1909) |
Linda Evangelista, Model (1965) |
David Fincher, Director (1962) |
Judith Jamison, Dancer (1943) |
Alfred Jodl, Soldier (1890) |
Stonewall Jackson, Soldier (1863) |