"In our period, they say there is free speech. They say there is no penalty for poets, There is no penalty for writing poems. They say this. This is the penalty."~ Muriel Rukeyser
I take this to mean that the penalty for being a poet is "they" believe it is easy; that it does not push buttons or cross boundaries; that there are no consequences for courageous poetry, or that it does not require courage at all. So the penalty is "their" total lack of insight.
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I take this to mean that the penalty for being a poet is "they" believe it is easy; that it does not push buttons or cross boundaries; that there are no consequences for courageous poetry, or that it does not require courage at all. So the penalty is "their" total lack of insight.
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