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ScubaSteve

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:50 AM Yesterday

The Power of Poetry [View all]

Found this on Bluesky:

The Power of Poetry

with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,

it was only poetry, he found,
that had any use

so he reached for his copy
of The Complete Works of Yeats

and bludgeoned the President
of the United States

Brian Bilston


He wrote: here's a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
@brianbilston.bsky.social

Thought this was fucking Brilliant!!!

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The Power of Poetry [View all] ScubaSteve Yesterday OP
I nearly scared my kitty! niyad Yesterday #1
Outstanding! littlemissmartypants Yesterday #2
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