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“Where politics is concerned, I think poets have to be pragmatists, philosophical pragmatists.”

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Robert Hass is an American poet known for his concise and profound poetry style. His works explore themes of nature, history, and the human condition, and have won numerous literary awards. more

“I think that poets can say, "What we want is for everybody on earth to wake up free from fear and with access to medicine and clean water and education." But I don't think poets have any special insight on how to get there. And the 20th century is a pretty good record of that because so many of the great poets were Stalinists: Vallejo, Neruda, Eluard, Aragon, etc. They wrote their odes to Lenin and Stalin. They glorified some of the most violent and grotesque dictatorships of the 20th century. And a lot of the ones who were not Stalinists were fascists or fascist sympathizers.”

“There's a good deal in Pound's and Eliot's poetry that stood up even though their politics were deplorable. Or Pound's very deplorable, Eliot's kind of deplorable.”

Kind Deals Pounds Stood Up Eliot

Author:Robert Hass

“Just to be able to release an album back in the day when I came out was very gratifying. Most people were not given the opportunity.”

People Able Opportunity Given Albums Release Back In The Day

Author:Keith Sweat

“Today on social media, you can release anything and everybody will hear it. Back in the day, that was your only outlet, getting a deal with a record company and them distributing it around the world.”

World Today Social Deals Company Records Media Social Media Release Around The World Outlets Record Companies Back In The Day

Author:Keith Sweat

“My goal was to bring good music back.”

Goal

Author:Keith Sweat

“My process is always the same. Maybe that's why I stay so consistent, it really doesn't change. I only know one way to record and do things.”

Knows Way Process Records One Way Consistent

Author:Keith Sweat

“In terms of creating new music, I'm willing to even branch out and take a slight gamble, but I'm not going all the way far left. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel.”

Way Trying Left Term Willing Creating Wheels Branches Gamble New Music

Author:Keith Sweat

“I tell people if it aint broke don't fix it.”

People Ifs Broke

Author:Keith Sweat

“My whole thing has always been as long as everybody else is going through it, I can go through it as well.”

Wells Long I Can Whole

Author:Keith Sweat

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