Abuse of power and mass suffering
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. (Macbeth)
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnshanewayofthepoet/p/poetry-can-speak-decisively-to-power?r=4max28&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnshanewayofthepoet/p/your-friends-will-tell-you-what-they?r=4max28&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing. (Macbeth)
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnshanewayofthepoet/p/poetry-can-speak-decisively-to-power?r=4max28&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnshanewayofthepoet/p/your-friends-will-tell-you-what-they?r=4max28&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false