bridging the disciplines

Melanie--

I so agree with your reflections. Individuality to a point--and of course, it's the point that the majority has established. I think Cervantes does a good job at getting at the divide bwteen the rel and the ideal. And in terms of writing, she really struggles--wanting to write poems for the sake of beauty, but seeing the racism and hate in her face and feeling compelled to do something. What does the group think about this issue? Should poetry be kept for creation of something beautiful--so that people can escape for that moment of reading (like Laura Brown!). Or should poetry be more political?