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Robert Morgan

The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times.

Robert Morgan

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Robert Morgan suggests that young people prefer modern entertainment like MTV and rock music over poetry because poetry feels outdated and connected to ancient times. He believes poetry stirs feelings and ideas that come from a very old, almost prehistoric part of human experience.

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