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Azar Nafisi

America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry?

Poetry

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Azar Nafisi suggests that the foundation of America is deeply connected to imagination and creativity, which poetry represents. She questions the future of the nation if it loses this essential element that inspires hope, identity, and cultural depth.

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