#TuesdayThought: Adrian Matejka on the Power of Poetry


By Paulette Beete
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"Poetry is also a great enabler of voices—the art has empowered many people who were previously disenfranchised, silenced, or otherwise ignored in the larger public discourse. Poetry has the power to amplify the natural voice of protest." — Adrian Matejka

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