THE POETARIAT

All writing is inspired by the world around us. All writers take positions on the realities under which we live. The Poetariat exists to change our reality in ways that benefit the many. We reject the idea that getting published should be our main concern as writers. We believe that the poet's primary purpose is to inspire thought and action which can lead to humanity's progress. We will not allow our art to be placed in service of those who would use it to proclaim the equality of their system. We have no interest in being acknowledged or honored by a system ruled by those privileged as a consequence of oppressions historic and present. We reject their value system that appeals to a faux multi-cultural status quo that purports notions of upward mobility in a world awash with poverty and suffering. We understand why such a system would reject us, question the relevance of our art, denounce us, and marginalize us. We understand theirs as the contradictory speech of a system defending..