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Dictionaries do not define pornography in a way that allows us to know it when we see it.
I wrote a sideways truth …
A line floats beyond grasp;
at tongue’s tip but too far from lips
or pen to save.
Awhile ago a man approached, introduced himself and within five short minutes of inquiring small talk asked me if I was an atheist. I hesitated for a nano and responded, calmly, “Probably.” As I heard my answer, my jaw dropped. I take pride in knowing myself. I take pride in candid honesty. “Probably?” did not sound like either.
Of Poets we have enough. More to the point, of people who attempt to write poetry, our society overflows. Readers we lack; those who read poetry well appear too seldom in our society. Against all odds, poetry got cool to do. Current interest in poetry does not attain overwhelming popularity like that generated for national [...]
Censorship promotes ignorance. Censorship attempts to discourage or prevent access to media. Media contains information. Failure to attain information perpetuates ignorance of that information. Preventing access to media prevents access to information. Censorship prevents access to media. Therefore Censorship promotes ignorance. No logical path can circumvent this simple truth. You may argue that most media [...]