Quote by Tahar Ben Jelloun

I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain silent would have been a kind of intolerable complicity.

I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injusti

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This quote expresses the rationale behind the speaker's decision to engage with poetry as a means of addressing social and political issues. They acknowledge that poetry alone may not bring about substantial change, but they refuse to remain silent in the face of injustice. To stay quiet would be an unacceptable form of complicity, so the speaker uses their voice to denounce inequality, exploitation, and degradation. The quote emphasizes the importance of speaking out against injustice, even if the impact may be limited.

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