The reading aloud of poetry has been shown, time and time again, to be effective at breaking up gatherings of people. Rather than tear gas or pepper spray, many police departments now use William Wordsworth. Or T.S. Eliot, that small dark cloud of a poet.
[From The poet gets the girl (sigh) -- chicagotribune.com]
4.18.2009
April, it turns out, is Poetry Month
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