tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978975285518561941.post927356190902331358..comments2023-08-10T05:01:45.872-07:00Comments on Blog of Myself: Poetry as an Instrument of Social Changea.k.a. "Joe"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09297686120651846304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978975285518561941.post-33307166826348032252008-11-28T09:20:00.000-08:002008-11-28T09:20:00.000-08:00Poetry is beyond a literary art; poetry indeed has...Poetry is beyond a literary art; poetry indeed has enormous potential to serve as tool for social change.<BR/>In Nigeria especially, Poetry is generally seen as a classroom 'thing'. Poetry in Nigeria begins and ends in the classroom. <BR/><BR/>Poetry for sure is a society thing, it shouldn’t be hijacked by any class- it’s not an academic thing…just like the air we breathe is for all, poetry is meant for all. As much as the usefulness of medicine is not limited to those who studied medical science; so the usefulness of poetry is not limited to poetry scholars; its usefulness is for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com