"Resurrects a neglected tradition" — POETRY FOR THE MANY reviewed in Current Affairs

"At 198 pages, their book is fairly short, but it serves as an important antidote to the elitism that often surrounds poetry as an art form, encouraging the reader “to embrace poetry and shake off any notion that it is not something to be read, written, or appreciated by working-class people.” At a time when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative government are trying to eliminate literature and other humanities degrees from British universities on the grounds that they’re not “practical” for young people seeking a job, Poetry for the Many stands in opposition to that entire way of thinking. Its authors insist that poetry is not only a shared cultural heritage that belongs to everyone, but a vital tool for political liberation." 

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