Ferlinghetti's poem

Poetry as Insurgent Art [I am signaling you through the flames] by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I am signaling you through the flames.
The North Pole is not where it used to be.
Manifest Destiny is no longer manifest.
Civilization self-destructs.
Nemesis is knocking at the door.
What are poets for, in such an age?
What is the use of poetry?
The state of the world calls out for poetry to save it.
If you would be a poet, create works capable of answering the challenge of apocalyptic times, even if this meaning sounds apocalyptic.
You are Whitman, you are Poe, you are Mark Twain, you are Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay, you are Neruda and Mayakovsky and Pasolini, you are an American or a non-American, you can conquer the conquerors with words....

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[Idlinfarm]

As do your images and music. Thank you for that.

[protester]

Rather than use other artists' music, I create my own and use it on my videos. I even try to avoid doing cover songs nowadays. I guess you really have to go the full 9 yards to make sure you're not infringing a copyright, however, it seems so frivolous for them to come after non-commercial use. I guess some labels demand exclusive rights and some jackasses just have to rock the boat with nice grandmas like you. I deeply protest that!

[Idlinfarm]

I love what you are doing, Protester, it seems very important. I like to praise the creative commons, too.

[longhairred]

Hey you! *grin*

[Poemsapennyeach]

Re Shelley's thoughts....well , the good poet's words will last down thru time...as long as time lasts !!

The copyright thing is what got me into Garage Band and collaging my onw music/sound...whatever you wish to call it..

[Poemsapennyeach]

Wow...fancy seeing you here longhairred ! Nice....

[longhairred]

Thank you very much!

[longhairred]

Poetry has the power to move man's hearts and minds.

[medicinesocks]

what the hey... using a snippet of a great lyric to illuminate an otherwise entirely original work, how can that be considered property theft?" it's only love, and that is all" and good illustrating! a common device in modern poetry, to use things we all recognize, our shared cultural references.

dylan lyrics, it seems to me, are so famous and well known only someone who's spent the last half century on a desert isle would not immediately know their source. why must beaurocrats be so damn petty?

[ellyunfortunetly]

I find it bizarre how strict censorship is getting on youtube. It's almost hysterical.

The problem is we're listening to the music/words out of reverence, and sharing them amongst ourselves out of life for the copyrighted work. Not out of plagiarism.

hhmm I guess u could look for a suitable cover of Times they are a'changing on youtube perhaps?