“The attempt to divide art and politics is a bourgeois which says good poetry, art, cannot be political, but since everything is … political, even an artist or work that claims not to have any politics is making a political statement by that act.” ArtPoliticalArtistClaimsStatementsDividesBourgeoisGood Poetry Author:Amiri Baraka
“The artist's role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That's how I see it. Otherwise, I don't know why you do it.” PeopleKnowsWorldArtistConsciousnessRolesRaises Author:Amiri Baraka
