“[Abdellatif Laâbi] was a poet and worked as a high school teacher; and although he hadn't broken any laws, the Moroccan government was determined to "gag" him - I use the term specifically since one of my favorite sequences of his is entitled "The Poem Beneath The Gag."” UseGovernmentSchoolLawTermTeacherPoetBrokenHigh SchoolMy FavoriteDeterminedEntitledSequenceSchool TeachersGagsHigh School Teachers Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
“Everyone wants to be open and inclusive, but nobody wants to pay for it. It's the biggest roadblock to translating living writers, especially poets.” WantPayPoetTranslateRoadblock Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
“I'm of the opinion that poetry is always political, and cannot help but be so, regardless of the poet's intent, given that refusing to deal in politics is in itself a political act.” HelpingPoliticalGivenDealsOpinionPoetPoetry Is Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
“To be a political poet means simply to be a poet, and any poet worth their salt will be a political animal in their own peculiar way - they have no choice: politics is one of the many fragments we thread into the tapestry of the poem.” WayMeanPoliticalChoicesAnimalPoetPeculiarSaltThreadFragmentsTapestryPolitical Animals Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
“The real question should be: what makes a good political poem? The possible answers to that question are both obvious and yet still a little too subjective for anyone to ever fully agree on. What do I most wish to see in a political poet? Sublimated rebellion.” ShouldLittlesStillsRealPoliticalWishAnswersPoetAgreeObviousRebellionSubjectiveReal QuestionsGood Political Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
